Race planning
Plan JFK 50 Mile
Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.
Edition notes: Registration sold out. RunSignUp says registration opened at midnight on March 1, 2026, and the organizer says it sold out in record time. Entries cannot be refunded, transferred or deferred. Packets are collected Thursday or Friday in Hagerstown, because no race numbers are handed out on race morning. Live GPS tracking runs through the RaceJoy app linked from RunSignUp.
- Listed edition
- Nov 21, 2026
- Format
- Fixed-Distance
- Distance
- 50.2 mi
- Local start time
- 6:30 AM Saturday (one mass start; the start line closes at 6:35 AM)
- Duration / cutoff
- 13 hours (finish line closes at 7:30 PM), with eight intermediate cutoffs starting at South Mountain Inn (mile 2.5) by 7:15 AM. Runners who miss a cutoff must withdraw, and anyone still on course after 7:30 PM is picked up by sweep vehicles.
- Crew and pacers
- No pacers. Crews may meet runners only at Weverton (mile 15), Antietam Aqueduct (mile 27.3) and Taylor's Landing (mile 38.7). There is no crew access on the last 8.4 miles and no bicycles anywhere on the course. Breaking these rules disqualifies the runner.
- Drop bags
- The organizer describes only a bag transport from the start staging area to the finish. Bags should carry name, address and phone number, with no valuables inside.
Recorded facts reviewed Oct 20, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.
Pace & duration
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Gear checklist
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Crew & drop bags
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