Saturday, September 6, 2025

Marathon #171 / Ultramarathon #3: Old Forge 50K, NY

5:35 finish, 15/37 place overall. This was a 50K (31.1 miles), the shortest ultramarathon distance - about five miles longer than a marathon - and only my third time going beyond 26.2. It’s a scenic but fairly tough, hilly course in the southwestern Adirondacks running mostly on dirt paths that are used for snowmobiles in the winter. It was significantly harder and slower than my only other 50K in 2018, but nothing close to the 55K earlier this year that was only three miles longer but over two hours slower.

Race map and details