The Derby 50k

The Derby 50k

Ellerbe, North Carolina, United States View on map
Nov 28, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Derby 50k
Registration ends Nov 23rd or when we reach full capacity, Entries are first come first serve. We do not maintain a wait list.
In addition, we ask that you also bring some dog and/or cat food so that we may help
the Richmond County Animal Advocates. They will have a van onsite for the food donations.

Your race number is your packet and ticket for lunch and can be picked at the
Derby Community Building at 7:00 am Saturday morning.

There will be spaghetti plates at the Derby Community Building. It will come with a salad, drink, cake, banana pudding, and pies. The "church ladies" from Jones Springs Church provide the meal. There will also be a non-meat sauce for vegetarians/vegans. It has been quoted that the homemade cakes and banana pudding, are worth running 31 miles. The money goes to the Derby community needs, church, fire dept. etc. The pasta lunch is also open to the general public for $7.00 a plate. The meal is free to runners. Your race number is your ticket for food.
Please, no alcohol on the premises.

The course will start and finish in front of the Derby Community Building and it will be run in a counter-clockwise direction facing traffic. The turns and some straights will be marked with yellow arrows painted on the highway. It's your responsibility to look for them. It's 31.5 miles on 3 loops of rolling hills in a beautiful country setting on asphalt and dirt. It's a great event for those wanting to do their first ultra run. This is a 31.5-mile fun run with no bells & whistles. The course is not closed to traffic. Derby Road is in the middle of nowhere but travelers use it to get somewhere. SO, IN ADDITION TO EXERCISING YOUR BODY PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION! This is a very low key, no frills race. If you are expecting port-a-potties, expos or to be waited on, I suggest you stay home.

Awards
First male and female will receive special awards.
First local male and female will receive awards and all finishers receive custom medals.

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Running

50k

Nov 28, 2026 Ultra 8:00 AM
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ellerbe, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 4.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 14.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 1.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
65.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 28, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 28, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 01m

The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 5:07 PM local time (EST) in Ellerbe on November 28, 2026 — 10h 01m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — The Derby 50k

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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, 3 Ellerbe events

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