50K events in the United States
Find 50k events in the United States. Compare 286 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 Squatchy Leftovers, The Derby 50K and Turkey Burn Ultra.
Narrow your search to Texas, California and Arizona, or browse the other locations below.
Compare running races by distance, date and surface, from shorter road events to trail races and ultras.
309 listed events · 286 with upcoming dates
Upcoming 50k events
286 matching events, earliest date first. Entry availability is shown separately.
Squatchy Leftovers
USAWest Orange, New Jersey
Trail races on a loop combining carriage roads and rocky singletrack in South Mountain Reservation, supporting Bigger Than The Trail.
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The Derby 50K
USAEllerbe, North Carolina
A low-key looped ultra on rolling rural asphalt and dirt roads around the Derby community.
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Turkey Burn Ultra
USAClermont, Florida
Thanksgiving weekend trail races through Lake Louisa State Park’s sand hills, forest and lakeside terrain.
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Calero Trail Run Winter
USASan Jose, California
Winter trail races on Calero County Park’s singletrack and rolling dirt paths, with several distances from one mile to an ultra.
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Cloudland Canyon Trail Races
USARising Fawn, Georgia
A weekend of trail races through Cloudland Canyon, with waterfall views, steep canyon climbs and shorter Sunday options.
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Devil Dog Ultras
USATriangle, Virginia
Looped ultras through Prince William Forest Park, combining wooded singletrack, rolling hills and short fire-road sections.
· Entry closed
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HAROC Hanging Rock Challenge
USADanbury, North Carolina
Technical trail races among Hanging Rock State Park’s cliffs, waterfalls and rocky woodland paths.
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Isle du Bois Trail Run
USAPilot Point, Texas
Loop races on singletrack beside Lake Ray Roberts, mixing runnable stretches with rocks and roots.
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Jackson County Ultras
USABrownstown, Indiana
Rugged trail races in Jackson-Washington State Forest with a start and finish at PYOCA Camp and Retreat Center.
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Lake Norman State Park Trail Race
USATroutman, North Carolina
Trail races on rolling singletrack through Lake Norman State Park, starting and finishing behind the visitor centre.
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Last Chance Ultra
USARogersville, Missouri
Looped ultras on private land near Springfield, with trails, gravel and short paved sections plus a Sunday ten-mile race.
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McDowell Mountain Frenzy
USAFountain Hills, Arizona
Desert trail races through McDowell Mountain Regional Park, starting from the Competitive Track area.
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Mosaic Trail Race
USABurnet, Texas
Trail races at Canyon of the Eagles on Lake Buchanan, with distances for adults and a one-mile youth race.
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OTHTC High Desert Ultra
USARidgecrest, California
Desert trail races on rolling dirt roads above Ridgecrest, starting and finishing at Cerro Coso Community College.
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San Joaquin River Trail
USAFriant, California
Trail races following the hills beside Millerton Lake and the San Joaquin River, starting at South Finegold Picnic Area.
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Sawmill Trail Runs
USAPine, Colorado
Winter trail races through Staunton State Park’s meadows, forests and granite outcrops near Pine.
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The Guv’nor Frozen 50
USADodgeville, Wisconsin
Winter trail races through Governor Dodge State Park, with three distances on wooded and open park trails.
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Hunter S. Thompson Fear and Loathing
USASan Francisco, California
Self-navigated urban ultras from Twin Peaks through San Francisco, with free entry and optional trail sections on the longer route.
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PPTC Endurance Fest
USABrooklyn, New York
Looped road ultras in Prospect Park, with a shared start and finish near the Lincoln Road entrance.
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Salem 50K
USASalem, Oregon
Looped races at Bush’s Pasture Park on a course combining paved paths with gravel and dirt.
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Tidewater Striders Dismal Swamp
USAChesapeake, Virginia
Races on the paved Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, using closed-road out-and-back courses.
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Bell Ringer Trail Run
USABurns, Tennessee
Woodland trail races in Montgomery Bell State Park with three distances from the hotel parking area.
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Daytona 100
USAJacksonville Beach, Florida
Point-to-point road ultras along Florida’s Atlantic coast, finishing at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse.
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Doomsday
USACool, California
Trail races from the Cool Staging Area, with a 50K ultra and half marathon through the surrounding foothills.
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Magnus Gluteus Maximus
USAClifton, Virginia
A low-key trail 50K on the Bull Run–Occoquan Trail from Hemlock Overlook Regional Park.
· Entry closed
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MCW Holmdel Classic
USAHolmdel, New Jersey
Charity trail races on repeated loops through Holmdel Park, with approximate ultra, half-marathon and single-loop options.
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Naughty Hog
USAValley View, Texas
Looped trail races at Lake Ray Roberts’ Johnson Branch, with shorter out-and-back routes and a paved 5K.
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PhoMo 50K
USAPhoenix, Arizona
A self-navigated trail ultra through the rocky Phoenix Mountain Preserves, starting and finishing at Shadow Rock Church.
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BMW Dallas Marathon
USADallas, Texas
A December weekend of road races in downtown Dallas, from a Friday mile and junior races to the Sunday marathon, half marathon and 50K.
· Entry closed
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Mel Williams Memorial Seashore 50K
USAVirginia Beach, Virginia
A two-loop trail ultra through First Landing State Park in memory of Mel Williams.
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