Very well organized race! Amazing views! Start/Finish: Parked 100 feet from finish line, picked up my packet, and was bused to the start. Finished the race, walked to my car, … MORE
Very well organized race! Amazing views!
Start/Finish: Parked 100 feet from finish line, picked up my packet, and was bused to the start. Finished the race, walked to my car, and I was off…super easy!
Aid station: There is only 1 aid station on the course, but you pass it 4 times (at the end of each loop). Therefore, you can drop a gear bag at the start and it’s transported to/from the aid station for you! The aid station was super well-stocked with awesome volunteers. The warm chicken broth at mile 28 was magical!
Course: The course consists of 5 loops of mostly single-track trails, but they are all DIFFERENT! The trails are rocky, but the rock is not loose, so it’s very “runable”. Each loop generally begins with a climb and finishes with a nice descent back to the aid station. Each one has it’s own magnificent views of the surrounding mountains and canyons. I can’t imagine a more scenic course in Utah.
Swag: Trail races don’t typically offer much swag, but this one had a nice finishers medal, so I was pleased (it’s really the only thing I want for marathon/ultras). Otherwise, the shirt was short-sleeve cotton (which is OK for me). I finished 30 minutes under the 9 hour cut-off time, but there were still some pancakes and cheese quesadillas left, so I was content.
Weather: craziest weather I’ve experienced. Over the course of the day, we had rain, hail, and sunshine on an almost rotational basis. The wind was really strong at the top of the vistas, but that’s to be expected.
Overall, this is an amazing trail ultra. Highly recommended!
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Incredible scenery!
Very well organized race! Amazing views! Start/Finish: Parked 100 feet from finish line, picked up my packet, and was bused to the start. Finished the race, walked to my car, … MORE
Very well organized race! Amazing views!
Start/Finish: Parked 100 feet from finish line, picked up my packet, and was bused to the start. Finished the race, walked to my car, and I was off…super easy!
Aid station: There is only 1 aid station on the course, but you pass it 4 times (at the end of each loop). Therefore, you can drop a gear bag at the start and it’s transported to/from the aid station for you! The aid station was super well-stocked with awesome volunteers. The warm chicken broth at mile 28 was magical!
Course: The course consists of 5 loops of mostly single-track trails, but they are all DIFFERENT! The trails are rocky, but the rock is not loose, so it’s very “runable”. Each loop generally begins with a climb and finishes with a nice descent back to the aid station. Each one has it’s own magnificent views of the surrounding mountains and canyons. I can’t imagine a more scenic course in Utah.
Swag: Trail races don’t typically offer much swag, but this one had a nice finishers medal, so I was pleased (it’s really the only thing I want for marathon/ultras). Otherwise, the shirt was short-sleeve cotton (which is OK for me). I finished 30 minutes under the 9 hour cut-off time, but there were still some pancakes and cheese quesadillas left, so I was content.
Weather: craziest weather I’ve experienced. Over the course of the day, we had rain, hail, and sunshine on an almost rotational basis. The wind was really strong at the top of the vistas, but that’s to be expected.
Overall, this is an amazing trail ultra. Highly recommended!