Jfk 50 Miler Course. VHTRC • News • 60th Annual JFK 50 Mile Race In the early years, the event was called the JFK 50-mile "hike. The JFK 50 Miler held in Maryland is America's oldest ultramarathon
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The first race was held on 30 March 1963, one of numerous 50-mile (80 km) races that year. Check out our race results page with archives all the way back to the inaugural race in 1963! Past Results.
Reinventing the Run The 2012 JFK 50 Mile 50 Years of Ultrarunning History
The course is essentially split into three, a section of the Appalachian trail (AT) that concludes with a slick descent into Weaverton where there's an amazing crowd cheering, then just over a marathon on the crushed gravel and mud of the C&O towpath, followed by 8mi on country roads to Williamsport, where the finish is. In the early years, the event was called the JFK 50-mile "hike. About 80% of the course runs on the unpaved Appalachian Trail and C&O Canal Towpath, with the paved 20% coming at the beginning and end.
Photos JFK 50 Mile. The JFK 50 Mile course is located in western Maryland, Washington County, about 60 miles northwest from Washington D.C Three others took a short cut toward the finish, covered 42.9 miles, but only 27.3 miles on the established course
JFK 50 Mile. The first race was held on 30 March 1963, one of numerous 50-mile (80 km) races that year. Click below for information on the start, course support, packet pick-up and more! Race details