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Speedgoat 50K

Snowbird, UtahJuly

Snowbird Plaza to Hidden Peak, Baldy, and the Cirque. Eleven thousand four hundred feet. The hardest 50K in the country on rocky Wasatch granite.

50K+9,808 ft-9,788 ft10 hours7,625 ft to 11,027 fttech 7/10Checkpoints per race booktoughest 50K in the USAUTMB IndexLittle Cottonwood CanyonJuly
Distance50K
Gain+9,808 ft
Loss-9,788 ft
Altitude7,625 ft to 11,027 ft
Technicality7/10
Air40°F to 75°F
Gradient profileOfficial UTMB race GPX
  • Start8,082 ft
  • High11,027 ft
  • Low7,625 ft
  • Finish8,102 ft

Terrain

singletrack70%service road20%rocky ATV10%

Field, 2025 · 5-year samplescraped

Starters194
Finish rate56%
Median32:09
Sub-243

Geometryderived

Steepest drop1,598 ft-15.4% over 2.0 mi
Time over 10k ft36%

Course records

Men19:10:06Mike MCMONAGLE2023 scraped
Women22:22:38Shannon HOWELL2018 scraped

The cruxHidden Peak twice and the 2,000-foot Baldy climb in 1.8 miles (near mile 33)

Course DNA

The Course

Speedgoat 50K runs 50K through Snowbird, Utah. +9,808 ft gain and -9,788 ft loss. Surfaces skew 70% singletrack / 20% service road / 10% rocky ATV. Hidden Peak twice and the 2,000-foot Baldy climb in 1.8 miles. High point near 11,027 ft. Low near 7,625 ft. July temps run 40°F to 75°F. The course rewards patience early and punishes rushed descents after mile 25.

The Work

Train for 9,808 feet of climbing across 50K. Back-to-back long runs on similar surfaces. Practice power-hiking grades above 15 percent. 10 hours total means limited margin: rehearse fueling every 45 to 60 minutes and downhill eccentric work weekly. Technicality 7/10. Build a block that simulates the crux near mile 33.

Kit

July in Snowbird, Utah: plan for 40°F to 75°F. Mandatory shell if rain is in forecast. Headlamp with spare batteries if 10 hours pushes past dark. Poles help on sustained climbs above mile 13. Vest capacity for 2 liters minimum. Shoes matched to 70% singletrack: lugs for mud, rock plate if the course turns technical after mile 25.

Race Day

Hold effort through mile 13. The field often splits on the first big climb after mile 25. Hidden Peak twice and the 2,000-foot Baldy climb in 1.8 miles near mile 33 is where time is won or lost. Walk the steep pinches. Run the flats and gentle downhills. Crew at major aids: socks, calories, ice if hot. Transitions under 5 minutes when possible. Final third is 17 miles of fatigue management. Finish with reserve for the last descent.

Results

Speedgoat 50K finish lines.

Speedgoat 50K

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