The Pemberton 24

The Pemberton 24 is held in Salisbury, Maryland, on September 18, 2026. The event is a single format: a 24-hour solo trail run starting at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Because the clock begins in the evening, you will run through the entire night before the sun comes back up, and finish on Saturday evening. Pemberton refers to the park of that name in Salisbury.

A 24-hour event is measured in distance covered, not in time, so you can set your own goal: a first 50 miles, a first 100K, or a full 100 miles for the ambitious. That flexibility makes it a good place to try a long ultra, provided you plan for the night. Practice running with a headlamp on trails, test your night fueling, and decide in advance how you will handle the low hours around 3:00 a.m. A 16- to 20-week build with long runs, back-to-back weekends and a few run-walk sessions gives you what you need for the loop format.