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50K events in North America
Compare 50k events across North America and choose where to compete next. Compare 287 upcoming events by date and location. Open a race guide for the course, recorded editions and official entry information where available.
Events to explore include Cougar Mountain Trail Run, Fall Back Blast and Naatsisaan Trail Races.
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Cougar Mountain Trail Run
USABellevue, Washington
Autumn trail races through Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, starting at Sky Country Trailhead.
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Fall Back Blast
USAEau Claire, Wisconsin
An autumn trail running festival at Lowes Creek County Park, with five solo distances and a 50K relay.
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Naatsisaan Trail Races
USANavajo Mountain, Utah
Trail and dirt-road races from Navajo Mountain High School, with a mountain ultra, ten-mile race and afternoon community 5K.
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Pumpkin Butt
USAKennesaw, Georgia
A free 50K club trail run for GUTS members, using five approximately 10K loops. The organiser classifies this as an unofficial run because of permit…
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Terror Trails Ultra
USAWaxhaw, North Carolina
Halloween trail races at Cane Creek Park, ranging from a short woodland loop to a two-loop ultra.
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Thunder River
USACascade Locks, Oregon
Columbia River Gorge trail races finishing at Marine Park, with a looped 50K and a point-to-point 25K.
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Autumn Squatch
USALewis Center, Ohio
Autumn trail races on the Rocks and Roots trails at Alum Creek State Park, using alternating north and south loops.
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Fall Back into the Trails Series
USALagrangeville, New York
Trail races on a hilly 10K loop at Red Wing Recreation Area. The 100K starts on Saturday afternoon; the 50K and 10K start on Sunday morning.
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Fire on the Mountain
USALittle Orleans, Maryland
Trail ultras and a shorter forest race at Green Ridge State Forest, using trails and forest roads from Point Lookout.
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Azalea 12/24 Hour
USAPalatka, Florida
Fixed-distance and timed endurance races on a paved two-mile loop at Ravine Gardens State Park.
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Big Texas Ultra
USAJohnson City, Texas
Trail races at Flat Creek Crossing Ranch, with an additional qualification-only championship division for the 100K.
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Broken Toe Trail Races
USAWilmington, Ohio
Woodland trail races around Caesar Creek Lake, with rolling hills, creek crossings and one or two laps of the campground trail course.
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Chino Hills Trail Run — Fall
USABrea, California
Autumn trail races through chaparral, oak woodland and the hills of Chino Hills State Park.
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Conquer the Castle
USAMayfield, Ohio
Trail races through North Chagrin Reservation with woodland loops, creek crossings and a visit to Squire’s Castle.
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Dogwood Canyon Trail Runs
USALampe, Missouri
Hilly trail races at Dogwood Canyon, with the 25K and 50K on Saturday and 15K on Sunday. Combined weekend challenges use these same races.
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Ferris 50
USAMinden, Nevada
Trail races through Carson Valley, with a separate short children’s race. The adult races start at Douglas County Fairgrounds and finish at TJ’s…
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Grand Ridge Trail Run
USAIssaquah, Washington
Forest trail races in the Cascade foothills, with four adult distances and a free children’s run. Distances are approximate; the advertised…
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Kessel Run Ultra
USAFruita, Colorado
High-desert trail races on the North Fruita singletrack, with five distances and separate morning starts.
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Liberty’s Lost Treasure
USAGuthrie, Oklahoma
Trail races around Liberty Lake, using repeated loops for the longer distances and an out-and-back 5K.
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Mamba 100
USAMemphis, Tennessee
Ultramarathons and a shorter trail race on the Wolf River trails. Different lead-in sections join a flat woodland loop; each distance has its own start.
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Miner 49er
USADubuque, Iowa
Trail races through Mines of Spain, with woodland paths, prairie sections, stream crossings and views of the Mississippi River.
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Mingus Madness 50K
USAPrescott Valley, Arizona
A rugged, minimally supported mountain adventure. The organiser describes this as an unofficial, non-permitted event; the advertised 50K route is…
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Mountain Masochist Trail Run
USAMontebello, Virginia
Mountain trail ultras starting and finishing at Montebello Campground in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Mountaineer Rumble
USABlacksburg, South Carolina
Trail races on repeated loops of the CCC Multi-Use Trail at Kings Mountain State Park, with distance-specific lead-in sections for the metric ultras.
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Pain in Green Lane
USAGreen Lane, Pennsylvania
One- and two-loop trail races around Green Lane’s lake and reservoir, combining singletrack, gravel and paved paths.
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Paleozoic Trail Runs - Silurian Fall
USAPalos Park, Illinois
Trail races on the Sag Valley trails, using a 25K loop of gravel paths and woodland sections. The organiser lists the permit as pending.
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Ponderosa Polar Challenge
USAOrderville, Utah
Trail distances and timed challenges on interchangeable loops at Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort, near Zion National Park.
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Rio Del Lago Endurance Runs
USAGranite Bay, California
Trail ultras starting at Beals Point, following the lakes and foothills between Folsom and Auburn.
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Run the Rock
USATerrebonne, Oregon
Trail races around Smith Rock and Gray Butte, with the 50K and 25K on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday.
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Sanders’ Saunter Charity Race
USALawrence, Kansas
Charity trail races around Clinton Lake, with three distances and staggered starts from Overlook Park.
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