Waterfall 50k
January 18th 2026
New Market, VA
Start time for what is affectionally known as the WTF 50k is 8 am, so you can sleep in for the full day on the trails that will await. Waterfall is a tough, rocky, winter-time run in the central Massanutten Mountains near US Route 211. In the past, this slot on the trail running calendar was filled with a variant of the “Gap to Gap” run at the southern end of the Massanuttens. This 50 km is yet another variant on that theme, but with a mighty kick. And oh what a kick it is…
The course is a figure-8, the centerpiece of which is the chin-scraper climb up Waterfall Mountain, which runners do early in the run and then again about halfway through.
Results
50 KM
| Date | Finishers | Top Result (F) | Top Result (M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/18/26 | 36 | 6:04:25 | 5:47:50 |
| 01/19/25 | Race Cancelled | ||
| 01/14/24 | 44 | 6:40:00 | 5:38:15 |
| 01/15/23 | 42 | 7:25:00 | 5:53:00 |
| 01/17/21 | 32 | 6:34:40 | 5:22:55 |
| 01/19/20 | 54 | 7:27:15 | 5:50:15 |
| 01/20/19 | 30 | 6:52:15 | 5:34:20 |
| 01/14/18 | 33 | 6:48:00 | 5:04:00 |
| 01/15/17 | 45 | 7:11:00 | 5:34:00 |
| 01/17/16 | 13 | 9:12:20 | 6:01:15 |