Palo Duro Trail Run 50M/50K/25K
Event Description
On October 18th, 2025 the Palo Duro Trail run will celebrate it's 40th year!! The race was started by Red Spicer as a road race and has morphed into a beautiful trail run, with distances of 25K, 50K, and 50 Miles. We offer a distance for everyone and it makes for a great way to see a spectacular Texas State Park. The race takes place in mid-October when temperatures can vary from freezing at the start to over 100 degrees during the afternoon. We advise you to prepare for the extreme heat, as temperatures can be 10 degrees hotter in the canyon. The race takes place on mostly single track red dirt trails with a little bit of everything such as fast/smooth trails, sandy areas, and rocky/technical climbs and descents. The views of the second largest canyon in the United States are stunning as the sun comes up and the canyon comes alive. The course is a loop course, so you will see people most of the day and return to the start/finish in order to meet your crew. In 2024, we began alternating the direction the course is run every other year, east in even years and west in odd years. The 2025 race will be considered a West Year, which is the direction the course has historically been run.
2025 Schedule
Thursday October 16th
4:30-5:30 pm Packet Pickup at Get Fit in Amarillo
Friday October 17th
4:30-6:00 pm Packet Pickup at Sad Monkey Mercantile
Saturday October 18th
6:00 am Packet Pickup at start/finish area in the parking lot of Mack Dick Pavilion
6:30 am 50 Mile Race Start
7:00 am 50K Race Start
7:20 am 25K Race Start
Register Here
50 Mile- $130 through May 31, $140 June 1-August 31, $150 Sep 1-Oct 15.
50K- $130 through May 31, $140 June 1-August 31, $150 Sep 1-Oct 15.
25K- $105 through Oct 1, $130 Oct 2-15.
*Registration closes Wednesday October 15 at 11:59 pm!
**There is no charge to drop down to a shorter distance, but there's no refund. There will be a charge to move up in distance. No race day changes! No rollovers or refunds, for any reason, including inclement weather!
Aid Station Support
There are 4 fully stocked aid stations along the course: Start/finish, Rock Garden, Capitol Peak, and Lighthouse; and fluids only at Hackberry. You will find water, electrolyte drink mix, coke, ginger ale, pickle juice, and a variety of sweet and salty snacks at our aid stations, but you won't find cups. This is a cup-less race so please bring your own bladder, bottle, or cup! Our enthusiastic aid station volunteers are the BEST!! Click here for an aid station map.
Cutoffs
50K- 1:00 pm. Runners will not be allowed to continue the race from start/finish after 1:00 pm.
50M- 2:30 pm. Runners will not be allowed to continue the race from start/finish after 2:30 pm.
The course closes at 7:00 pm.
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