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@mreinstadtler
Oceanside, CA Raving since 2023 Active 7 months agoAbout Me
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Personal Bests (2)
| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result |
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| Bryce Canyon Ultras | 60K | Hatch, UT | May 18, 2024 | 8:38:00 |
| Antelope Canyon Ultras | 55K | Page, AZ | Mar 11, 2023 | 7:53:00 |
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Past Races (2)
| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result | My Raves | My Performance |
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| Bryce Canyon Ultras | 60K | Hatch, UT | May 18, 2024 | 8:38:00 |
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| Antelope Canyon Ultras | 55K | Page, AZ | Mar 11, 2023 | 7:53:00 |
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Bryce Canyon Ultras 🏆
Stunning course, perfectly hard
Bryce Canyon Ultras 🏆
If you gather one thing from my review let it be this: If you’re thinking about doing the 50k, don’t, just do the gosh darn 60k. The 60k course is … MORE
If you gather one thing from my review let it be this: If you’re thinking about doing the 50k, don’t, just do the gosh darn 60k. The 60k course is beautiful, relatively mild when it comes to terrain (but not easy by any means) and a loop. You do almost the whole 50k course within it and that’s the worse part. No joke, during that section I was thinking “they really have to do this twice?”. And I’m not just talking difficulty all the highlights of the race for me aren’t a part of the 50k. So please just do the extra 10k. I’m begging you.
As for the 60k course, I will say my watch (and other runners agreed) told me the course totaled over 5900 ft of gain as opposed to 4600 it said it would be. Fine by me, it didn’t ruin my day but something to keep in mind for training and maybe throughout the race if you’re not a great uphiller. Otherwise, an amazing course that I would do again in a heartbeat. The up and downs are in fact very prevalent but I loved that aspect of the course over an all up then all down. Stunning views for most of the race, but even the “boring” sections were very peaceful and nice with some gorgeous far off scenery. 10/10
Antelope Canyon Ultras
So much sand but so worth it
Antelope Canyon Ultras
This course is pretty much exactly what I was expecting and preparing for, and I personally loved it. The first half of the course was either very sandy or very … MORE
This course is pretty much exactly what I was expecting and preparing for, and I personally loved it. The first half of the course was either very sandy or very technical. I did a lot of beach running in preparation for the sand and I didn’t think it was too hindering. Miles approx. 6-10 was across rocky landscapes with some steep ascents and descents. A lot of runners took is pretty slow through here but I personally excel on technical terrain so I was having the time of my life through this section. Water holes slot canyon was absolutely epic, though there was about a ten minute wait to descend the first ladder (heard it got up to a 30 minute wait later in the day). After the slot canyon it was about a mile through more sand to get to a dirt road and that’s where it got runnable. From the second stop at horseshoe aid station it was retracing steps and then heading towards the page rim trail. This section was a ton of sand. Once you got to rim trail it was just crusading the best you can. It was very runnable, great views and overall I really enjoyed the trail. It was muddy at some parts due to rain, it was not too bad when I went through but apparently it got pretty bad later in the day. Overall I was happy with the course and had a wonderful experience. The aid stations were perfectly spaced and well stocked. Bathrooms were at every AS and volunteers were wonderful. I’d run this race again and even give the 50 mile a try, but you should definitely be mentally preparing for a lot of sand.