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64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra

Name: 2025 JFK 50 Mile Livestream | Presented by Altra
Uploaded: 2025-11-22
Description: The 64th JFK 50 Mile. Starts at 6:30 AM on Saturday, November 21, 2026.

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USNov 21, 202650M

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Race date in 47 days: Nov 21, 2026 Sat
City · Distance: Boonsboro · 50M
Entry fee: $300From the 2025 edition
Status: ClosedSee how to enter ↗

2026Date Nov 21, 2026 · Entry Mar 1, 2026 ~ May 8, 2026

2025Date Nov 22, 2025

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 5, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

The 64th JFK 50 Mile.

Starts at 6:30 AM on Saturday, November 21, 2026.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

3 race reports

Jamie HunyorRan in 2025 · Finish time 5:50:05

“I knew it wouldn’t do me any good to burn myself out on the 15 mile section prior to the long stretch of flat, fast marathon on the C&O Canal towpath.”

Jamie Hunyor finished 8th at the 2025 JFK 50 Mile in 5 hours, 50 minutes and 5 seconds by managing his pace on the early Appalachian Trail section and avoiding overexertion on the C&O Canal towpath.

Read the original on a field guide to lesser canyons

Stephanie GranlundRan in 2018 · Finish time 11:33:00

“I ended up crossing the line in 11:33, surpassing my expectations by a long shot!”

Stephanie Granlund entered the JFK 50 Mile without having recovered sufficiently. She managed her pace while passing through the Appalachian Trail and long sections of road, and completed the race in 11 hours 33 minutes, achieving a better result than expected.

Read the original on Stephanie Granlund

Zack PriceRan in 2016 · Finish time 8:17:40

“I crossed the line in 8:17:40, where Elizabeth was waiting for me.”

Zack Price completed the 2016 JFK 50 Mile in 8:17:40. He changed shoes and refueled at the aid stations while covering the technical sections of the Appalachian Trail and the C&O Canal Trail. In the second half, he alternated between running and walking because of fatigue and pain, but rated the volunteers, the well-stocked aid stations, and the final road section with relatively little traffic positively.

Read the original on Zack Just Felt Like Running

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Finisher vlog

Mountain Outpost · Finisher vlog

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

Registration history

The 2026 race opened entry on Sun, March 1, 2026

Ultra

Entry cost $300

JFK 50.2 Mile Ultramarathon · until May 8, 2026 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 50M I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 06:30

Time limit13 hours

START

1 N Main Street, Boonsboro, MD

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Springfield Middle School

Finish · Google Maps

Cut-off
2.5 miles 07:15 · 15.5 miles 11:30 · 41.8 miles 17:30 · Finish 19:30

There is one category: JFK 50.2 Mile Ultramarathon.

Start is at 1 N Main Street, Boonsboro, MD at 6:30 AM local time.

The finish line is at Springfield Middle School.

Typical race-season temperature: around 6°C (43°F): Long sleeves + a throwaway layer for the start

Participant benefits

Aid stations

50 Mile

Finisher medal

50 Mile

Bag drop

50 Mile

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

Thursday and Friday of race week, 15:00–19:00, Homewood Suites Hagerstown

Homewood Suites by Hilton Hagerstown, 1650 Pullman Lane

Google Maps Directions

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

No public transit — start is in the Boonsboro, MD area (South Mountain, near Weverton).

Rural Appalachian region with no train/bus service;

runners need a private car, likely arriving via BWI or Dulles airport then driving ~1.5-2 hours.

No public transit exists between start and finish towns for foreign runners;

private car essential.

Getting to the finish

Finish is at Springfield Middle School in Williamsport, MD.

Also no public transit.

More details

Organizer school buses run from the finish (Williamsport) back to the start/parking at Boonsboro, beginning 3:00pm and running until 8:30pm —

for participants only, not a general public transit link.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The JFK 50 Mile is the oldest ultramarathon in the United States and is highly popular, selling out unusually quickly for the 2026 edition.

Bib pickup takes place on the Thursday and Friday of race week from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Homewood Suites in Hagerstown, where a pre-race expo is also held.

All runners start together in a mass start at 6:30 a.m., and the start line closes at 6:35.

The overall time limit is 13 hours, with closely spaced segment cutoffs.

The 2.5-mile point at South Mountain closes at 7:15 a.m.;

the 15.5-mile point at Weverton at 11:30 a.m.;

the 27.3-mile point at the Antietam Aqueduct at 2:00 p.m.;

the 41.8-mile point at Dam 4 at 5:30 p.m.;

and the finish in Williamsport at 7:30 p.m. Missing any one of these cutoffs requires the runner to stop.

The start-line area is a 10-minute walk from the parking lot at Boonsboro Educational Complex.

Gear transport is provided from the start to the finish.

Shuttle buses run between Springfield Middle School, the finish area, and Williamsport High School from 3:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Times are local to Boonsboro. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hotels that make race morning easyHotels to rest in right after the finish

Distances are straight-line from the start.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

View on map →

Time for you, before and after the finish

Capitol & Library of Congress Walking Tour

$65

View on Klook

Eating well is part of the tripA meal before the race, a dinner to celebrate the finish.View on map Seeing Boonsboro with the medal onThe city you ran — this time, a little slower.View on map

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

Trip prep too,
light and in one place.

Checklist Local eSIM · Yesim Flight delay or cancellation compensation · AirHelp Pace calculator

Once saved, you can open this page without an internet connection

RUN TOGETHER

With runners who dream of
the same start line.

Be the first runner
Leave this room's first post

Boonsboro runners' room

FAQ

How much is the 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026 entry fee?

Not announced yet. The 2025 race entry fee was about $300.

When does 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026 take place?

It takes place on Sat, November 21, 2026 in Boonsboro, MD, United States.

What is the time limit for 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026?

13 hours.

What distances does 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026 offer?

Ultra.

What time does 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026 start?

The race starts at 06:30.

Where does 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026 start?

1 N Main Street, Boonsboro, MD.

Where does 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026 finish?

Springfield Middle School.

What are the 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026 cut-off times?

2.5 miles 07:15 · 15.5 miles 11:30 · 41.8 miles 17:30 · Finish 19:30.

When does registration for 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra 2026 open?

Registration runs from Sun, March 1, 2026 to Fri, May 8, 2026.

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64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra

About 64th Annual JFK 50 Mile presented by Altra — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run