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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Ultramarathon
  • 50 km
  • Appomattox
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 3.2% versus flat · net elevation 11 m

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Decision summary

Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon at a glance

Route ascent
810 m

Lower than 89% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
9:36/km

8:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
80/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
37 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon?

The Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon route has 810 m of ascent, 799 m of descent and an estimated 3.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon route go?

The Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon route starts at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, 1267 4-H Camp Road, Appomattox, VA 24522 and finishes at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA. Underfoot, expect mix of single track, forest service roads, and dirt/country roads. It passes Holiday Lake, Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest and Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center. the 50K is the opening event of the Lynchburg Ultra Series and is regarded as a great first-timer mid-distance or ultra trail race.

What should runners know on race day for the Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon?

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Race character

Scenery

  • Forest
  • Lakeside
  • Countryside

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Wilderness

Terrain

  • Trail
  • Gravel
Elevation character
Rolling
Technicality
Moderate
Source-stated ascent
610 m
Net elevation
0 m

The stored route produces 810 m of ascent, while a source states 610 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Grew from 71 runners in its first year (1996) to over 300 runners in recent editions.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
8-hour overall time limit; 50K runners must complete the first loop within 3 hours 45 minutes and reach aid station 3 (21.1 miles) within 5.5 hours.
Qualification status
No qualifying standard; open Entry trail ultra (first event of the Lynchburg Ultra Series).

Race day logistics

Aid stations
7
Medal
All finishers under the 8-hour limit receive an award.

Access and course status

Start
Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, 1267 4-H Camp Road, Appomattox, VA 24522
Finish
Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA

Course facts

Course type
Out And Back
Surface
Mix of single track, forest service roads, and dirt/country roads.
Landmarks
Holiday Lake, Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
Notable features
  • Founded in 1996 by ultrarunning legend David Horton
  • the 50K is the opening event of the Lynchburg Ultra Series and is regarded as a great first-timer mid-distance or ultra trail race
  • The 50K is a single loop around Holiday Lake and surrounding trails completed twice, with the second loop run in the opposite (reverse) direction
  • three aid stations per loop plus start/finish

How hilly is the Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon?

8%17%50%18%7%
  • Steep descent 8%
  • Descent 17%
  • Flat 50%
  • Climb 18%
  • Steep climb 7%
Total ascent
810 m
Net elevation
+11 m
GAP factor
3.2%
Longest climb
1,150 m at 5.6%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 5°CTypical temperature
  • 17 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 80Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, cooler than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Holiday Lake 50K (Appomattox) Ultramarathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 3.2% slower than a flat course, with about 810 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (3)

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