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Saddles 100
Prescott. A rolling high-country loop that turns into granite. The Dells break your rhythm.
100 mi+24,127 ft-24,127 ft34 hours5,082 ft to 7,661 fttech 7/108 stationsloopclockwise 2026WSER qualifierOctober
Distance100 mi
Gain+24,127 ft
Loss-24,127 ft
Altitude5,082 ft to 7,661 ft
Technicality7/10
Air35°F to 85°F
- Start5,344 ft
- High7,641 ft
- Low5,137 ft
- Finish5,344 ft
- Willow Lake at mile 13, cutoff 8 hours
- White Spar at mile 25, cutoff 12 hours
- Granite Dells at mile 37, cutoff 16 hours
- Watson Lake at mile 50, cutoff 20 hours, crew
- Thumb Butte at mile 63, cutoff 24 hours
- Spruce Mountain at mile 75, cutoff 28 hours
- Goldwater Lake at mile 88, cutoff 31 hours
- Finish Prescott at mile 100, cutoff 34 hours
Terrain
Field, 2025 · 3-year sampleresults
Starters134
Finish rate92%
Median11:49
Sub-24123
Geometrycourse math
Steepest drop873 ft-8.3% over 2.0 mi
Night miles41 misunset near 18:00 local
Weather at the cruxcourse math
At hour 10 of race, feels like 37 C (98 F). 57 percent chance of rain.Sample of 7 race days, medium confidence.At hour 10 of race, apparent temperature P90 is 37 C / 98 F.
Course records
Men6:45:37Stian Dahl Sommerseth
Women8:46:42Vaida Nakrosiute
The cruxThe Granite Dells
Course DNA
The Course
Prescott trails roll until they do not. The Granite Dells near Willow and Watson lakes are a slickrock maze. Short punchy climbs. Sharp turns. White dots on the granite domes. You never settle. High-desert ridges cool fast when the sun drops. Low 5,000 feet. High 7,500. Trail 80 percent, jeep 18, paved 2. Pace the early miles. The split often shows at mile 50. 34 hours spans 100 mi on 80% trail. +24,127 ft shapes the middle miles.
The Work
Micro-eccentric damage. Climb. Drop. Climb again. Quads and calves never get a clean stretch of rhythm. The slickrock asks for focus when you are already cooked. Eccentric strength. Focus under fatigue.
Kit
Cushioned trail shoes with a rock plate. The volcanic rock will find your metatarsals. Sticky rubber for the granite domes. A light wind jacket for the ridge temperature drop.
Race Day
Hold the first half. The Prescott rollers will invite a pace you cannot keep. Save the legs for the Dells. Crew access is easy in the parks around Prescott. Watson. Warm layers for the high-desert night. Sweet and salty both. Short stops. Then go.
Results
Saddles 100 finish lines.
Winner: Johnny Ramos, 17:57:26.
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Sources (1)
- Field stats (2025): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=123685