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Salt Flats 100

Wendover, UtahMay

Bonneville Salt Flats start. Thirteen miles of salt. Then the island peaks rise from white earth. Five thousand five hundred feet. Donner-Reed wagon tracks.

100 mi+5,500 ft-5,500 ft36 hours4,200 ft to 5,500 fttech 3/1014 stationsBonneville Speedwayisland peaksbeginner friendlyMay
Distance100 mi
Gain+5,500 ft
Loss-5,500 ft
Altitude4,200 ft to 5,500 ft
Technicality3/10
Air40°F to 90°F
Gradient profile
  • Start4,196 ft
  • High5,317 ft
  • Low4,181 ft
  • Finish4,196 ft

Terrain

salt40%dirt road60%

The cruxAid 5 hard cutoff at mile 31.6 by 6:00 pm Friday

Course DNA

The Course

Starts at Bonneville Speedway on the Salt Flats. Thirteen miles of salt and three miles mud flats, then rolling dirt roads through island peaks above the white plain. Crosses into Nevada on Donner-Reed route. Four significant climbs. Five thousand five hundred feet gain. Finishes back at the speedway.

The Work

Salt running and desert heat. Hard cutoff at Aid 5 mile 31.6 by 6:00 pm Friday or you cannot reach the islands. Good first 100 with generous cutoffs.

Kit

Gaiters for salt and mud. Sun hat and electrolytes. Crew access at most stations. Drop bags at key aids.

Race Day

7:00 am Friday start. Thirty-six hour cutoff Saturday 7:00 pm. Aid 5 is the gatekeeper. Last stretch from Aid 14 is deceptive. Finisher buckle for all within cutoff.

Results

Salt Flats 100 finish lines.

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