As we blog about Utah trail running, keep in mind Utah is home of some killer trails races. If you like the 100 mile distance, go give the Wasatch 100 a try, if that is not enough go do the Bear 100 just north of Salt Lake. Both 100’s are qualifiers for the Hardrock 100 course.

There is a monster 50 miler here called the Squaw Peak 50 which I ran 6 times, this 50 has 20,000 combined vertical. If you like Buffalo’s go to Antelope Island and run a 50 miler or 50k distance around the Great Salt Lake, that race is like being on moon landscape.

For the 50k distance, Snowbird has a race called the WasatchSpeedGoat Ultra. This race has 20,000 vertical and takes you through a 600 ft. tunnel at the top of the ski resort and down the rugged Mt. Baldy side into Alta Ski Resort.

For the marathon distance, there is a race called the Mid Mountain Marathon , this is a true trail race with 25 miles of spectacular single track in Park City, Utah.

There is a long time race called the Wasatch Steeple Chase, this race has a huge 4,000 ft. climb and descends back to City Creek Canyon in Salt Lake for a 16 mile distance. A classic!

WasatchSpeedGoat

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