Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 11:15 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 18. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
7 climbs · 6,040 ft totalbiggest firstConditions typical race-day weather for Sep 18 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Sep 18 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac 1 year of this race
Past editions
On race day it reached 72°F at the start, with a low of 48°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 18 | 72°/48° | 60°/36° | 0.15in | 8mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (10,568 ft).
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About this course
Run Rabbit Run 50 Miler — 2026 covers 48.9 mi (78.6 km) with 7,602 ft of elevation gain through Colorado, United States. That is about 156 ft per mile of climbing, and 7,129 ft of descent. The course tops out at 10,568 ft and bottoms out at 6,962 ft. The surface is 68% trail and 32% gravel. The profile has 7 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 0.0, +3,409 ft over 6.5 mi at 9.9% on average (steepest stretch 16%). Race day is September 18, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets at 7:13 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 72°F and a low of 45°F, with a 23% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Sep 3, 2026Added to the catalog
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