Wild Hare 50 Mile Race

39 days away

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.

30.0552° N, 96.9139° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~25 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, November

Daytime high 22°C

Night low 10°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 10 h 41 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for November — NASA POWER, grid elevation 114 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2025	50mi	25	Daniel Gutierrez · 10:14:15	Val Garcia · 08:22:41
2024	50mi	28	John Waggle · 09:14:03	Julie Schmal · 10:27:57
2023	50mi	33	Mason Grundy · 08:41:43	Carmen Busceme · 09:52:18
2022	50mi	13	Thomas Orf · 08:01:27	Heidi Meades · 10:33:20
2021	50mi	23	Thomas Orf · 07:24:28	Erica Hering · 10:29:27
2020	50mi	14	Daniel Domres · 06:47:25	Dena Jean Carr · 10:07:03
2019	50mi	40	Thomas Orf · 07:24:12	Breanna Fancher · 09:52:32
2018	50mi	29	Wade Barrett · 07:42:04	Dani Lybrand · 10:06:56
2017	50mi	27	Joe Schmal · 07:54:49	Robin Phelps · 09:48:53
2016	50mi	47	Anthony Jacobs · 06:50:54	Julie Koepke · 09:13:15

The field shrank 11% between 2024 (28) and 2025 (25). 16% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (50mi) — 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 80 km almost certainly means running into the night.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 80 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

Ultra Glide 4

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Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

Maurten