West Virginia Trilogy 50 Mile

Race completed

80 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

4.0 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 80 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 4.0 as a floor, not a verdict.

38.6709° N, 79.4912° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 14 hours 10:30 min/km average. Firm. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50 mi. Measured against 477 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~24 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (150km/3stages) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, October

Daytime high 17°C

Night low 5°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 11 h 28 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 762 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	150km/3stages	24	Andrew Rhodes · 15:24:58	Katherine Thompson · 16:18:33
2024	150km/3stages	23	Andrew Rhodes · 16:11:41	Katherine Thompson · 19:36:45
2023	150km/3stages	23	Jordan Chang · 15:18:55	Sarah Forbes · 23:09:59
2022	150km/3stages	21	Jordan Chang · 15:03:10	Katherine Thompson · 20:21:08
2019	150km/3stages	28	Jordan Chang · 15:09:34	Michelle Benshoff · 18:26:39
2018	150km/3stages	30	Jordan Chang · 17:23:30	Beth Bauer · 18:58:12
2017	150km/3stages	28	Brian Marshburn · 15:31:01	Rebecca Weast · 21:18:26
2016	150km/3stages	23	Bob Luther · 16:59:32	Emily Clay · 19:43:45
2015	150km/3stages	39	David Frazier · 15:21:51	Eva Pastalkova · 18:05:43
2014	150km/3stages	27	David Frazier · 15:30:40	Teresa Burke · 23:13:29

The field has held steady: 23 in 2024, 24 in 2025. 46% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (150km/3stages) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 80 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 80 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 80 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 80 km, without the bounce.
Headlamps A 14 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

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