The John Holmes Trail Run is enjoying its 34th running in 2026. The John Holmes Trail Run is the Southeast's Oldest 50K Trail Run. This race has it all - fantastic course, tech shirts, great awards, delicious post race feast, and a wonderful crew of volunteers.
Croom Hiking Trail through central Florida’s long leaf pines, scrub oak covered hills, past creek bottoms & cypress ponds. All races start and finish at the Tucker Hill Fire Tower. There will be a 3:00pm cut off. 50K starts at 7:00am, 16 mile and 9 mile runs start at 8:00am. Race will take place rain or shine. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 50K
Type — Running
07:00
$90.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 25.7K
Type — Running
08:00
$70.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 14.5K
Type — Running
08:00
$55.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — Spectator Fee
Type — Running
08:00
$8.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Brooksville.
Learn more about the host city, Brooksville.
Brooksville is the county seat of Hernando County in Florida's Big Bend Coast.
Read more launchAll-time top performances and historical records for John Holmes Trail Run.
| Place | Name | Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Steve Schwab | '10 | 3:48:14 | |
| 🥈 | Eric Koenig | '14 | 3:48:15 | |
| 🥉 | Satoshi Mitsumori | '12 | 3:51:01 | |
| 4 | Hector Guzman | '14 | 3:54:49 | |
| 5 | Eric Koenig | '12 | 4:00:32 | |
| 6 | Aaron Govatos | '23 | 4:04:28 | |
| 7 | Steve Wheeler | '10 | 4:04:40 | |
| 8 | Matthew Bomkamp | '21 | 4:05:26 | |
| 9 | Vince Carter | '25 | 4:06:22 | |
| 10 | Eric Koenig | '17 | 4:08:24 |
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