Burning River
About this race
🎉 2026 will mark the 20th Anniversary of the Burning River Endurance Runs & Relay – an exciting 100M, 50M, and Marathon solo run and 100M relay in Northeast Ohio. The race travels through several of the region's most scenic areas, including the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Summit Metro Parks.
Pick your distance
Trail running
100 Mile
Runners have 32 hours to complete the 100 mile course and receive a belt buckle.
50 Mile
Runners have 15 hours to complete the 50 mile course and receive a 50M medal.
Back Half 50 Mile
Back 50 runners have 18 hours to complete the course and receive a 50M medal.
Marathon
Runners have 14 hours to complete the 26.2 mile course and receive a marathon medal.
100 Mile 8 Person Relay
Relay teams have 27 hours to complete the 100 mile course and receive medals. Female participants must run at least 25% of the segments to be considered for Co-Ed awards. All team members must be age 40 or over to be considered for the Masters award. Relay exchange locations are subject to change.
Running
Pacer Registration
All 100 mile runners may have a pacer beginning at mile 50. Runners age 60 years and over may have a pacer for the the entire race. Please see the Burning River Participant Information Guide at westernreserveracing.com for additional pacer rules and guidelines.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 20 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cuyahoga Falls, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 8:44 PM local time (EDT) in Cuyahoga Falls on July 31, 2027 — 14h 23m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Burning River
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 7 Cuyahoga Falls events
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