Pine Creek Challenge

Pine Creek Challenge is held in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, on September 12, 2026, with four trail distances staggered through the morning: a 100 Miler at 5:45 AM, a 100K (62 miles) at 6:45 AM, a 50 Miler at 7:45 AM and a Marathon (26.2 miles) at 8:45 AM. The name refers to the Pine Creek area of north-central Pennsylvania.

Four distances make this a useful stepping-stone event: you can come back year after year and move up. The trail marathon suits runners with a road marathon behind them, the 50-mile and 100K are logical follow-ups to a 50K, and the 100-mile is a full day-and-night effort for runners who have finished a 50-mile or longer. Build over 16 to 20 weeks depending on distance, include back-to-back long runs for the ultras, and rehearse a fueling routine you can sustain for hours.