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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 7/1010 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 samplescraped
Starters134
Finish rate92%
Median11:49
Sub-24123
Geometryderived
Steepest drop722 ft-6.5% over 2.1 mi
Night miles41 misunset near 18:00 local
Weather at the cruxderived
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.
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