Dartmouth 50 Miler Record

[leftrightleo]

Anybody know the record for the Dartmouth 50 miler (from the Dartmouth Green to Mount Moosilauke)?

[jwellford]

Great question! Do you mean as an official group of 4 during the main event, or anyone any time? I bet some Dartmouth nordic skiers have blazed that section in the past.

A ski team (alpine) buddy and I did it in 18hrs and change in 2002(?), running as bandits on a year when the course was shortened (no Moosilauke summit) due to storm conditions. My first "ultra." Great trails for running and hallucinating.

[reply]

I was asking about anyone at anytime. I've heard it's in the range of 7 to 10 hours...but I'm not sure of the exact time.

[njaywilliams]

what's the "main event"? is there a regular race on this trail?

[chrispy]

The "main event" is the two supported hikes the Dartmouth Outing club puts on each year, in the summer and fall. Student teams of four hike the trail. Generally takes them around 24 hours.

I was just at Moolsilauke this past weekend and asked a friend about the FKT. He said he met a 90's nordie, and that guy said he had the FKT in the 9 hour range.

[florakt]

I know when I was a student (and participated in the 50 mile hike several times) there was an ultrarunner who did it in 11:xx hours (not sure the minutes). He was a graduate student from outside the US. Wouldn't have beat the 9 hour or so record stated above, but it was one of the faster times that's been put up on that section.

[Jeremyx]

So no official FKT for an unsupported run? 9-11 hrs is quite a range. I'm planning a winter attempt and will be happy with 12 hrs.

[chrispy]

Jeremyx, did you attempt your winter run yet?

[chrispy]

I found a FB post on an alumni page, with a guy stating he did the hike in 9 hrs 45 minutes. I asked if that was from the Green to the Lodge, or did we count the end at the peak of Moosilauke. I have not heard back yet.

[Jeremyx]

Made an attempt last November. It was the WRONG time of the year: www.strava.com/activities/768317352 Only got to 25a North side of Cube.

Planning on trying again in couple of weeks. I'll post my results here.

[Jeremyx]

My route was not an official FKT attempt, and differed slightly from the routes the students take: I started from the Hanover Co-Op, not the campus, and I ended the hike a little south of the summit where there is a memorial for my friend Chad Denning who died on the mountain in 2014.

That said, the effort took 16hrs and 45 mins. The pace was slightly faster than my 2016 attempt in the fall, but the climb up Glencliff was unimaginably difficult. I had a blast running this and may even do it again. I had a lot of help from friends who joined me at the start and at the end.

www.strava.com/activities/1097648250