Anchorage, AK, United States · Sunday, August 16, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Anchorage RunFest - 49K Ultra

Race completed
49 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 49 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

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61.2181° N, 149.9003° W© OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 7 hours 8:34 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it.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 1007 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~66 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (49km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, August

Daytime high 16°C
Night low 10°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 15 h 52 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for August — NASA POWER, grid elevation 296 m. Not a forecast.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

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

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 49 km of trail.

Adidas

Terrex Speed Ultra

★★★★★ 4.5

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

★★★★★ 4.5

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Salomon

ADV Skin 12

Industry-standard 12L race vest with front flask pockets and minimal bounce.

$180 ★★★★★ 4.8

COROS

APEX 2 Pro

GPS running watch with 75-hour GPS battery, topo maps, and training metrics.

$500 ★★★★★ 4.7
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Course Notes

Course begins and ends in the heart of downtown Anchorage. The ultramarathon runners wind through downtown streets and then head out onto the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail at 2nd Avenue.

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