2026 Registration will open on June 15, 2025!
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DTER is a cupless race!
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BYO post race plates/cups/etc.!
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David's Trail Endurance Run is touted as one of the toughest 50K courses out there, this challenging course takes runners through the Ozarks Mountains along beautiful Lake Norfork. A great mix of single and double track takes you through 2,400+ ft. in elevation gain for the 25K and and 5,000+ for the 50K. Proceeds benefit trail expansion and K12 activities, spreading the word of loving the outdoors!
This is a cupless event! Aid stations are stocked, but you will need your own handheld, reservoir, or purchase a HydraPak Speed Cup for yourself! Cupless Racing Sponsored by HydraPak! January in the Ozarks can mean sunny 45 degree weather or 10 and snowy. 2017 race day was sunny and reached about 70 degrees, 2019 was a blizzardy mess! Race is held rain or shine, sleet or snow! Pack for anything, stay at Rocking Chair Resort, run the race, then hang out us afterward. Cash purses for setting a course record (male & female), prizes, and post-race grub await you at the finish!
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Proudly meets ATRA's Event Standards
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Location Course runs through Robinson Point, Panther Bay, and Bidwell parks on David's Trail along Norfork Lake in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Rocking Chair Resort 278 CR 763 Mountain Home, AR 72653 (870) 492-5157 www.rockingchairresort.com The weekend's host, Rocking Chair Resort, offers start/finish line lodging. On-site premises are single room cabins up to full houses available for rent! Resort lodging will sell out! Update: Rocking Chair Resort will likely once again sell out! Lake Norfork Inn, which is a good option for single nights has had operational problems and cannot guarantee that they'll be open in time for DTER 2025. Runners should check with Wagon Wheel Resort or other hotel options in Mountain Home.
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Course Records
Our trail system has undergone some maintenance and rerouting, not to a grand degree, but enough to where we have previous course records (2016 - 2021) and current course records (2022+).
2022 + 50K Records
Male: 4:42:38 - Wesley Hunt (2023) of Roland, AR
Female: 5:31:33 - Abigayle Money (2025) of Fayetteville, AR
2022 + 25K Records
Male: 1:39:09 - Wilton Norris (2022) of Mountain Home, AR
Female: 2:26:01 - Katherine Ketchum (2022) of Fayetteville, AR
2022 + 7K Records
Male: 00:35:42 - Tucker Davidson (2022) of Mountain Home, AR
Female: 00:38:30 Sharla Mathes (2022) of Branson, MO
2016 - 2021 50K Records
Male: 4:21:51 - Steve Mantell (2019) of Overland Park, KS
Female: 5:50:39 - Sarah Waterman (2020) of Springfield, MO
2016 - 2021 25K Records
Male: 1:48:45 - Mike Lawrence (2021) of Arcadia, OK
Female: 2:09:14 - Abby Wise (2018) of Fayetteville, AR
2016 - 2021 7K Records
Male: 36:07 - Deven Adamson (2020) of Rogersville, MO
Female: 40:08 - Brylee Gogel (2021) of Bentonville, AR
Weekend Schedule
Friday, January 23, 2026
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Cutoff times for 50K
Overall cutoff time of 9 hours (5:00 p.m.).
All check point times assume an average pace of 16:40 minutes/mile.
Runners not making it through check points at the noted time will be pulled from the course and escorted to the start/finish at Rocking Chair Resort.
Rocking Chair Resort
278 CR 763
Mountain Home, AR 72653
Our trail system has undergone some maintenance and rerouting, not to a grand degree, but enough to where we have previous course records (2016 - 2021) and current course records (2022+).
2022 + 50K Records
Male: 4:42:38 - Wesley Hunt (2023) of Roland, AR
Female: 5:31:33 - Abigayle Money (2025) of Fayetteville, AR
2022 + 25K Records
Male: 1:39:09 - Wilton Norris (2022) of Mountain Home, AR
Female: 2:26:01 - Katherine Ketchum (2022) of Fayetteville, AR
2022 + 7K Records
Male: 00:35:42 - Tucker Davidson (2022) of Mountain Home, AR
Female: 00:38:30 Sharla Mathes (2022) of Branson, MO
2016 - 2021 50K Records
Male: 4:21:51 - Steve Mantell (2019) of Overland Park, KS
Female: 5:50:39 - Sarah Waterman (2020) of Springfield, MO
2016 - 2021 25K Records
Male: 1:48:45 - Mike Lawrence (2021) of Arcadia, OK
Female: 2:09:14 - Abby Wise (2018) of Fayetteville, AR
2016 - 2021 7K Records
Male: 36:07 - Deven Adamson (2020) of Rogersville, MO
Female: 40:08 - Brylee Gogel (2021) of Bentonville, AR
Weekend Schedule
Friday, January 23, 2026
- 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. - Packet pickup & on-site registration (if not sold out) at Rocking Chair Resort
Saturday, January 24, 2026
- 6:30 to 9:45 a.m. - Packet pickup for all events at Rocking Chair Resort
- 8:00 a.m. - 50K Start
- 9:00 a.m. - 25K Start
- 10:00 a.m. - 7K Start
Cutoff times for 50K
Overall cutoff time of 9 hours (5:00 p.m.).
All check point times assume an average pace of 16:40 minutes/mile.
Runners not making it through check points at the noted time will be pulled from the course and escorted to the start/finish at Rocking Chair Resort.
- Mile 18.25 | 50K turn-around: 1:00 p.m.
- Mile 26.25 | Panther Bay Pavilion: 3:30 p.m.
- Mile 31.75 | Finish @ Rocking Chair Resort: 5:00 p.m.
Rocking Chair Resort
278 CR 763
Mountain Home, AR 72653
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David's Trail Endurance Run is a Pirate Perry Production
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