About the Frosty Fifty Trail Races 5K
The course is a loop around Salem Lake, starting and finishing at the Marina building. Longer distances repeat the loop, so you pass through the finish area between efforts, which gives you a crowd check-in mid-race. The route includes an out-and-back stretch along the Salem Creek Greenway. Terrain is trail throughout.
Packet pickup runs the evening before the race and again early the next morning, both at the Marina. Post-race, there is soup and beer from a local brewery on site.
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Frosty Fifty Trail Races 5K 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
25K Results · 2026
153finishers
1:30:59winner
2:35:58median
4:20:19cutoff
Top 3: Zachary Angel (1:30:59) · Zack Krieger (1:35:34) · Anthony Kuchera (1:38:08)
12.5K Results · 2026
130finishers
39:01winner
1:17:17median
2:44:49cutoff
Top 3: Craig Engels (39:01) · Samuel Haynes (44:17) · Justin Pfruender (46:59)
50K Results · 2026
83finishers
3:13:50winner
5:24:36median
6:55:30cutoff
Top 3: Chris Raulli (3:13:50) · Dalton Randall (3:18:44) · Wilson Whitten (3:21:57)
5K Results · 2026
59finishers
19:53winner
32:24median
44:48cutoff
Top 3: Phillip Summers (19:53) · M. Calhoun (21:00) · John Abernethy (21:23)
The Frosty Fifty Trail Races 5K has been held every year since at least 2016. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K1/8/2027 17:30$20
12.5K1/9/2027 08:00$30
25K1/9/2027 08:00$35
50K1/9/2027 08:00$40
50K1/9/2027 07:00Free
50K1/9/2027 08:00$120
50K1/9/2027 08:00Free
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