Pittsboro, NC, United States · Saturday, December 5, 2026

Fixed Distance 50 mi

Shakori 40 Mile Running Festival

80 days away

64 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

3.2 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 64 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.2 as a floor, not a verdict.

35.7201° N, 79.1772° W© OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~40 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (40mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, December

Daytime high 12°C

Night low 1°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 9 h 52 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for December — NASA POWER, grid elevation 135 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.

By UltraHub Expert

Gear for this race

Chosen for 64 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes64 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition64 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration VestsFlask capacity for 64 km, without the bounce.
GPS WatchesBattery life first — a 64 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Sense Ride 5

RunRepeat found the Salomon Sense Ride 5 to have immaculate lockdown and a smooth and stable ride, making it confident on moderate trails and steep downhills. I…

★★★★★ 4.5

Spring Energy

Awesome Sauce

Real food gel with 180 calories. Rice-based with natural flavors.

$4 ★★★★★ 4.6

Nathan

VaporKrar 12L

12L race vest co-designed with ultra champion Rob Krar, with insulated bladder pocket.

$170 ★★★★★ 4.6

Garmin

Enduro 3

Ultra-endurance GPS watch with solar charging and 300+ hour battery in GPS mode.

$900 ★★★★★ 4.8

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Course Notes

10 laps of the 4 mile course. The challenging loop contains a healthy mixture of all types of terrain and natural surfaces as it meanders through the festival property on smooth fast sections of established dirt/grass roads leading to open fields tha

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