Buckeye Ultra 200 Mile Road Race

Buckeye Ultra 200 Mile Road Race : August 2026

The Buckeye 200 is an approximately 203 mile road run from Walnut Beach at Lake Erie to Wellsville, OH, just across the Ohio-West Virginia border. The course is an out-and-back that starts and finishes on the beach. Terrain includes mountain foothills, post-steel industry cities, Amish country, and lakefront streets. Total climb is just under 6,000 ft, with about 70 miles of rolling hills and long flat segments. The overall time limit for the event is six days, which requires an average of about 34 miles per day.

Distances

• 203 miles
• 100 miles

Course, support and rules

The event is run on open roads with no official aid stations; runners are dependent on themselves or on crew for supplies. Crews are encouraged in sections with limited resources but are not required. Runners who cannot complete the course must self-extract and may need to wait for transportation back to their vehicle. Stores and diners are described as plentiful between about 6:00 and 9:00-10:00 PM, and several towns with hotels are located along the route, including Austinburg, Warren, Salem, and Lisbon.

The 100 mile option begins on Friday, August 14 at Wellsville Nicholson Stadium and finishes at Walnut Beach; participants in the 100 mile run are required to provide their own transportation to the start. The 100 mile cutoff is 72 hours. There are no refunds, deferrals, or transfers. Twenty dollars from each paid 2026 entry will go to the Wellsville high school athletic department. The final course map follows mostly Ohio route 45 and will be posted and emailed to entrants. The current course records stand at 53:56:59 (men, 2023) and 58:08:36 (women, 2022); breaking a record earns $100 and free future entry. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.