2021 - Fall Creek Falls 50K, Marathon and Half Marathon Trail Runs
2021 distances
Running
50K Age Group
Courses will follow the UPPER LOOP trail. Three aid stations will be stocked with water, BASE Nutrition Products, pretzels, fruit and some kind of salty snacks! Both distances will begin together just up the road from registration / finish area. The first and last .75 mile will be on Route 284 (paved). Runners will enter the FIRE ROAD (1) to the left for approx. 1.5 miles and turn right onto Upper Loop Trail (2). Runners follow WHITE BLAZE markings of Upper Loop trail approx. 7 miles to crossing at Rt. 284 (3). Runners cross bridge and continue on Upper Loop trail 3 miles back to Rt. 284 (4). Half Marathon runners turn left to FINISH on Rt. 284. 50K runners complete a second loop beginning at Fire Road circling back to (4) – 50K runners will then reverse the 3 miles back to (3), return to (4) to cover the additional 6 miles before turning left to FINISH on Rt. 284. Each loop has three small (ankle deep) stream crossings - rain will determine how high water gets! Time Cut offs – We had not posted time cut-offs but do feel we need to have some limit to ensure safety and not over-burden Park officials and volunteers. We are going to “loosely” hold 50K runners to a 20 minute-per-mile limit – This means 4 hours at first passing of aid station #3 at 12.25 miles & 8 hours at same point next loop. If you have not reached aid station #3 by these times, you will be asked to head back or receive a ride back to finish area. Final 50K runners completed entire course in just over 8 hours in the past.
50K VIRTUAL Trail Run
Complete 31 miles at your pace and schedule. Race shirt & finisher medal to be fulfilled 2 weeks post event.
50K Clydesdale - Male 220+ lbs
50 K Athena - Female 165+ lbs
Half Marathon Age Group
Half Marathon course is one loop of the route outlined for the 50K. There is no time limit.
Half Marathon VIRTUAL Trail Run
Half Marathon Clydesdale - Male 220+ lbs
Half Marathon Athena - Female 165+ lbs
Race-day weather
Conditions on May 2, 2021 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets at 7:29 PM local time (CDT) in Spencer on May 2, 2021 — 13h 41m of daylight.
Course
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2021 results — Fall Creek Falls 50K, Marathon and Half Marathon Trail Runs
287 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the 50K Age Group
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Groft | 3:47:48 | 7:21 /mi |
| 2 | Carley Glasser | 4:39:18 | 9:01 /mi |
| 3 | Josh Milby | 4:50:38 | 9:23 /mi |
| 4 | Gabriel Perez | 4:54:48 | 9:31 /mi |
| 5 | Jared Dooley | 4:57:20 | 9:35 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 4 Spencer events
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