Oldendorf, Germany · Sunday, January 31, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Winterlauf in Oldendorf 50km

111 days away
50 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 50 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

53.5907° N, 9.2532° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 6 hours 7:12 min/km average. Tight. Sustained running. Long aid-station stops will cost you. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1055 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~13 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, January

Daylight 8 h 49 m of light

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 50km 13 Marcel Leuze · 03:25:36 Sabine Andres · 04:35:54
2026 45km 6 Sebastian Anders · 03:32:09 —
2025 45km 8 Sebastian Anders · 03:29:54 Melanie Hagenah · 05:23:31
2025 50km 6 Martin Owsianny · 04:11:17 Leonie Mahlke · 04:26:30
2024 50km 10 Sebastian Anders · 03:50:36 —
2024 45km 2 Frank Hoffmann · 05:08:44 Bianca Hahne · 05:32:29
2023 50km 11 Karsten Lehmann · 03:31:31 Sabine Andres · 04:29:28
2023 45km 7 Torben Ehlers · 04:08:50 Silke Gielen · 04:14:14
2022 50km 23 Enrico Wiessner · 03:32:47 Maiken Liß · 04:09:06
2022 45km 7 Andy Krüger · 04:21:26 Ramona Franz · 05:36:18

23% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — 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 50 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
All gear guides →

Overview

The Winterlauf in Oldendorf 50km takes place on January 31, 2027, in Oldendorf, Germany. This 50km road race has a field smaller than 89% of 50k fields, and bigger than 9%.

The 6-hour cut-off is tighter than 98% of 50k cut-offs, allowing a maximum pace of 7.2 minutes per kilometer. The course uses a 5km asphalt loop, mostly on field and bicycle paths that are not closed to traffic or cleared of snow or ice.

The first edition was in 2022, and the 2026 race was the 10th edition. Entry costs 24 Euro.

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