United StatesFixed distance
Valley of Fire Backcountry(Fire Fest Ultra)
22 Nov2025
Distance
50km
Finishers
3218 men14 women
Winning time
4:11:16h
Median pace
6.34km/h
Pace distribution
32 finishers · 3.39–11.94 km/h · mean 6.58
Every finisher ran the same 50 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 32 finishers ranged from 3.39 to 11.94 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 6.58 and a median of 6.34. The busiest band is 6.5 to 7.0 kilometres per hour, with 9 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–32 of 32
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon, NolanUnited StatesMan *Oak Harbor, WA | 4:11:16h | 11.94 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Cassano, AndrewUnited StatesMan *Las Vegas, NV | 4:40:53h | 10.68 | M40 | 2nd M · 1st M40 |
| 3 | Zygomanis, MichailCanadaMan *Toronto, ON | 5:14:21h | 9.54 | M40 | 3rd M · 2nd M40 |
| 4 | Whitson, BradleyCanadaMan | 6:22:30h | 7.84 | M60 | 4th M · 1st M60 |
| 5 | Greener Jr., SeanUnited StatesMan | 6:40:12h | 7.50 | M23 | 5th M · 2nd M23 |
| 6 | Giron, RyanUnited StatesMan *Las Vegas, NV | 6:55:52h | 7.21 | M35 | 6th M · 1st M35 |
| 7 | Eaton-Colles, DenaUnited StatesWoman *Bonney Lake, WA | 7:08:37h | 7.00 | W50 | 1st F · 1st W50 |
| 8 | Smith, MichaelUnited StatesMan *Henderson, NV | 7:08:58h | 6.99 | M40 | 7th M · 3rd M40 |
| 9 | Nauta, CarolynnUnited StatesWoman *Washington, UT | 7:17:16h | 6.86 | W40 | 2nd F · 1st W40 |
| 10 | Palombi, LauraUnited StatesWoman *Cloquet, MN | 7:17:59h | 6.85 | W45 | 3rd F · 1st W45 |
| 11 | Krauel, HeatherUnited StatesWoman *Carlton, MN | 7:18:11h | 6.85 | W45 | 4th F · 2nd W45 |
| 12 | Gomez, JanelleUnited StatesWoman *Proctor, MN | 7:18:17h | 6.84 | W45 | 5th F · 3rd W45 |
| 13 | Jasinski, RobertUnited StatesMan | 7:33:08h | 6.62 | M55 | 8th M · 1st M55 |
| 14 | Mekawi, AliUnited StatesMan *Boston, MA | 7:40:24h | 6.52 | MU23 | 9th M · 1st MU23 |
| 14 | Mekawi, YoussefUnited StatesMan *Boston, MA | 7:40:24h | 6.52 | M23 | 9th M · 3rd M23 |
| 16 | Kennedy, DaveUnited StatesMan *Las Vegas, NV | 7:46:21h | 6.43 | M50 | 11th M · 1st M50 |
| 17 | Dacko, BenjaminUnited StatesMan *Henderson, NV | 7:53:08h | 6.34 | M40 | 12th M · 4th M40 |
| 18 | Francis, HilleryUnited StatesWoman *Henderson, NV | 7:55:57h | 6.30 | W45 | 6th F · 4th W45 |
| 19 | Nightingale, SarahUnited StatesWoman *Silverado, CA | 8:01:39h | 6.23 | W45 | 7th F · 5th W45 |
| 20 | Salaiz, AndrewUnited StatesMan *San Diego, CA | 8:07:04h | 6.16 | M23 | 13th M · 4th M23 |
| 21 | Sattler, DesireeUnited StatesWoman *Las Vegas, NV | 8:13:37h | 6.08 | W23 | 8th F · 1st W23 |
| 22 | Smith, TimothyUnited StatesMan *Henderson, NV | 8:14:17h | 6.07 | M35 | 14th M · 2nd M35 |
| 23 | Petrovich, DawnUnited StatesWoman *Ridgecrest, CA | 8:32:14h | 5.86 | W45 | 9th F · 6th W45 |
| 24 | Hamilton, CeciliaUnited StatesWoman *San Pedro, CA | 8:38:52h | 5.78 | W50 | 10th F · 2nd W50 |
| 25 | Reda, ClareUnited StatesWoman *Lafayette, CO | 8:39:23h | 5.78 | W45 | 11th F · 7th W45 |
| 26 | Kealy, MichaelUnited StatesMan *Salt Lake City, UT | 8:44:13h | 5.72 | M50 | 15th M · 2nd M50 |
| 27 | Tackley, JenniferCanadaWoman *Winnipeg, MB | 8:47:23h | 5.69 | W60 | 12th F · 1st W60 |
| 28 | Robertson, AmberUnited StatesWoman *Henderson, NV | 8:56:26h | 5.59 | W45 | 13th F · 8th W45 |
| 29 | Anton, E.United StatesMan *Chapel Hill, NC | 10:03:46h | 4.97 | M80 | 16th M · 1st M80 |
| 30 | Gray, MitchUnited StatesMan *Las Vegas, NV | 11:46:21h | 4.25 | M40 | 17th M · 5th M40 |
| 31 | Grengs, PatrickUnited StatesMan | 11:48:25h | 4.24 | M55 | 18th M · 2nd M55 |
| 32 | Yoakum, LeanhUnited StatesWoman | 14:45:54h | 3.39 | W23 | 14th F · 2nd W23 |
- 1Brandon, NolanUnited StatesMan*Oak Harbor, WA1st M · 1st M23Time4:11:16hPace11.94Cat.M23
- 2Cassano, AndrewUnited StatesMan*Las Vegas, NV2nd M · 1st M40Time4:40:53hPace10.68Cat.M40
- 3Zygomanis, MichailCanadaMan*Toronto, ON3rd M · 2nd M40Time5:14:21hPace9.54Cat.M40
- 4Whitson, BradleyCanadaMan4th M · 1st M60Time6:22:30hPace7.84Cat.M60
- 5Greener Jr., SeanUnited StatesMan5th M · 2nd M23Time6:40:12hPace7.50Cat.M23
- 6Giron, RyanUnited StatesMan*Las Vegas, NV6th M · 1st M35Time6:55:52hPace7.21Cat.M35
- 7Eaton-Colles, DenaUnited StatesWoman*Bonney Lake, WA1st F · 1st W50Time7:08:37hPace7.00Cat.W50
- 8Smith, MichaelUnited StatesMan*Henderson, NV7th M · 3rd M40Time7:08:58hPace6.99Cat.M40
- 9Nauta, CarolynnUnited StatesWoman*Washington, UT2nd F · 1st W40Time7:17:16hPace6.86Cat.W40
- 10Palombi, LauraUnited StatesWoman*Cloquet, MN3rd F · 1st W45Time7:17:59hPace6.85Cat.W45
- 11Krauel, HeatherUnited StatesWoman*Carlton, MN4th F · 2nd W45Time7:18:11hPace6.85Cat.W45
- 12Gomez, JanelleUnited StatesWoman*Proctor, MN5th F · 3rd W45Time7:18:17hPace6.84Cat.W45
- 13Jasinski, RobertUnited StatesMan8th M · 1st M55Time7:33:08hPace6.62Cat.M55
- 14Mekawi, AliUnited StatesMan*Boston, MA9th M · 1st MU23Time7:40:24hPace6.52Cat.MU23
- 14Mekawi, YoussefUnited StatesMan*Boston, MA9th M · 3rd M23Time7:40:24hPace6.52Cat.M23
- 16Kennedy, DaveUnited StatesMan*Las Vegas, NV11th M · 1st M50Time7:46:21hPace6.43Cat.M50
- 17Dacko, BenjaminUnited StatesMan*Henderson, NV12th M · 4th M40Time7:53:08hPace6.34Cat.M40
- 18Francis, HilleryUnited StatesWoman*Henderson, NV6th F · 4th W45Time7:55:57hPace6.30Cat.W45
- 19Nightingale, SarahUnited StatesWoman*Silverado, CA7th F · 5th W45Time8:01:39hPace6.23Cat.W45
- 20Salaiz, AndrewUnited StatesMan*San Diego, CA13th M · 4th M23Time8:07:04hPace6.16Cat.M23
- 21Sattler, DesireeUnited StatesWoman*Las Vegas, NV8th F · 1st W23Time8:13:37hPace6.08Cat.W23
- 22Smith, TimothyUnited StatesMan*Henderson, NV14th M · 2nd M35Time8:14:17hPace6.07Cat.M35
- 23Petrovich, DawnUnited StatesWoman*Ridgecrest, CA9th F · 6th W45Time8:32:14hPace5.86Cat.W45
- 24Hamilton, CeciliaUnited StatesWoman*San Pedro, CA10th F · 2nd W50Time8:38:52hPace5.78Cat.W50
- 25Reda, ClareUnited StatesWoman*Lafayette, CO11th F · 7th W45Time8:39:23hPace5.78Cat.W45
- 26Kealy, MichaelUnited StatesMan*Salt Lake City, UT15th M · 2nd M50Time8:44:13hPace5.72Cat.M50
- 27Tackley, JenniferCanadaWoman*Winnipeg, MB12th F · 1st W60Time8:47:23hPace5.69Cat.W60
- 28Robertson, AmberUnited StatesWoman*Henderson, NV13th F · 8th W45Time8:56:26hPace5.59Cat.W45
- 29Anton, E.United StatesMan*Chapel Hill, NC16th M · 1st M80Time10:03:46hPace4.97Cat.M80
- 30Gray, MitchUnited StatesMan*Las Vegas, NV17th M · 5th M40Time11:46:21hPace4.25Cat.M40
- 31Grengs, PatrickUnited StatesMan18th M · 2nd M55Time11:48:25hPace4.24Cat.M55
- 32Yoakum, LeanhUnited StatesWoman14th F · 2nd W23Time14:45:54hPace3.39Cat.W23