Yankee Springs 50 km Trail Run

Race completed

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.

42.7131° N, 85.4620° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 16 hours 19:12 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the most forgiving 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~50 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

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, May

Daytime high 20°C

Night low 8°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 15 h 01 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 247 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	50km	50	Jordan LaFreniere · 03:41:14	Vicki Robertson · 04:50:12
2026	50km	42	Jameson Kloeckner · 03:54:23	Darcy Irvine · 06:36:25
2025	50km	44	Nicholas Hanson · 04:37:48	Cassandra Klingler · 04:13:56
2025	50km	43	Matthew MacKey · 05:08:10	Elaine Sheikh · 04:44:18
2024	50km	43	Mitchell Klinger · 03:40:35	Jenna Chandler · 04:52:45
2024	50km	46	Jordan LaFreniere · 03:44:44	Shuyi Liu · 05:29:52
2023	50km	40	Nicholas Hanson · 04:42:58	Erin Kunst · 04:43:05
2023	50km	40	David Hedges · 03:43:51	Arianne Whittaker · 05:45:54
2022	50km	54	Ethan Vigario · 04:04:12	Cindy Huntington · 05:14:03
2022	50km	37	Alex Mitevski · 04:59:37	Elaine Sheikh · 05:39:45

34% 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.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

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

By UltraHub Expert

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.
Headlamps A 16 h limit puts you out there after dark.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Terrex Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Speed Ultra to have a grippy outsole and great lockdown, while iRunFar noted that the shoe works on a variety of trail conditi…

★★★★★ 4.5

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

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