Date
Sat, 21 Nov 2026
Start
06:30
Venue
Downtown Boonsboro, Maryland to Springfield Middle School, Williamsport, Maryland
Williamsport, Washington County
Countdown
November
A point-to-point ultra from Boonsboro to Williamsport, run since 1963. Just over 1,000 m of climbing across 80 km keeps it runnable, so the real test is staying steady all day.
Key facts
0113-hour cut-off for the whole course
02One mass start, no waves
03Open to anyone 13 or older, no qualifier needed
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The course
The route
Williamsport
Distance81km
Total climb1,073m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate80.2 km
Weather
Late-November, Williamsport
10°CTypical high
-1°CTypical low
-11°CColdest in 20 years
23%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around -1°C, but it has dropped to -11°C. Rain on 23% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jade Belzberg6:07:53.313.2 km/h
02Shea Aquilano6:09:32.213.1 km/h
03Hannah Allgood6:15:09.712.9 km/h
261
Women finishers
10:54:58
Median time
7.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserCumberland Valley Athletic Club, presented by Cumberland Valley Race Management, LLC; race director Mike Spinnler.
Websitejfk50mile.org
Instagram@jfk50mile
Running since1963
Training
Training for the JFK 50 Mile
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a JFK 50 Mile plan targets
Typical sessions
81 km with 1,073 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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