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.
Upcoming Races
Jan 19 2025
50 KM
7,500
7,500
ft.
Single Loop
Course
2 Aid
Stations
4
Elevation Rating
Very hilly, ~7500-12,500 feet in 50 miles
3
Surface Rating
Some rocks, root, and/or ruts
Results
50 KM
View course top times| Date | Finishers | Top Result (M) | Top Result (F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/14/24 | 44 | 5:38:15 | 6:40:00 |
| 01/15/23 | 42 | 5:53:00 | 7:25:00 |
| 01/17/21 | 32 | 5:22:55 | 6:34:40 |
| 01/19/20 | 54 | 5:50:15 | 7:27:15 |
| 01/20/19 | 30 | 5:34:20 | 6:52:15 |
| 01/14/18 | 33 | 5:04:00 | 6:48:00 |
| 01/15/17 | 45 | 5:34:00 | 7:11:00 |
| 01/17/16 | 13 | 6:01:15 | 9:12:20 |
