North Carolina ultramarathons
Ultramarathons in North Carolina
26 upcoming ultramarathons in North Carolina listed by date, with cities, start times, and entry fees. Find a ultramarathon near you and register.
October 2026
Long Life Meal Prep Cannonball Running Festival - Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Greensboro, North Carolina6:45 PM start
Triple Lakes Trail Race
Greensboro, North Carolina8:00 AM startTrail
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
Frosty Fifty Trail Races 5K|12.5K|25K|50K|50K Relay
Winston Salem, North Carolina5:30 PM startTrail
49 Miles of HOPE 5k/10k/49 Miler/Relay/Fun Run
Winston Salem, North Carolina7:30 AM start
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
Coast Guard Marathon
Elizabeth City, North Carolina8:00 AM start
May 2027
Ultramarathon results in North Carolina
From 12 ultramarathons with official results in the last two years, 1,002 finishers in all.
Entry for upcoming ultramarathons in North Carolina usually runs from $75 to $95, with a typical fee of $75 before processing fees.
Typical times are the middle finisher across these races, weighted by field size. School meets, stair climbs, and results with timing errors are left out.
Fastest 50Ks in North Carolina
- 1Frosty Fifty Trail Races 5K|12.5K|25K|50K|50K RelayWinston Salem · median 5:24:36 · 83 finishers in 2026
- 2Tsali UltraBryson City · median 6:15:33 · 89 finishers in 2026
- 3Mountains-to-Sea Trail 13M & 50K ChallengeDurham · median 6:23:40 · 82 finishers in 2026
- 4The Derby 50kEllerbe · median 6:30:38 · 85 finishers in 2025
- 5Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock UltraDanbury · median 8:21:55 · 198 finishers in 2026
Biggest ultramarathons in North Carolina
- 1Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock UltraDanbury · 198 finishers in 2026
- 2Ville to Ville RelayAsheville · 169 finishers in 2026
- 3Blackbeard's Revenge 100 Ultra & RelayCorolla · 145 finishers in 2026
- 4Miles for MessiahForest City · 93 finishers in 2026
- 5Tsali UltraBryson City · 89 finishers in 2026