Races
Standhope 100
Pioneer Mountains backcountry. Twenty-three thousand feet. Every aid station hiked in by volunteers. Goat Lake at 11,100. Idaho's highest trail race.
100 mi+28,360 ft-28,661 ft39 hours5,797 ft to 11,004 fttech 9/1011 stationsIdaho highest trail raceGoat Lakehiked-in aidJuly
Distance100 mi
Gain+28,360 ft
Loss-28,661 ft
Altitude5,797 ft to 11,004 ft
Technicality9/10
Air30°F to 80°F
- Start6,099 ft
- High10,730 ft
- Low5,797 ft
- Finish5,797 ft
- See Canyon at mile 11
- Horton at mile 22, cutoff 10 hours
- Fish Hatchery at mile 27, cutoff 12 hours
- Goat Lake at mile 40, cutoff 24 hours
- Buck Springs at mile 43
- Pinchot Cabin at mile 51
- Washington Park at mile 59
- Geronimo at mile 71
- Donahue at mile 80
- Pine Canyon at mile 89
- Finish Mackay at mile 100, cutoff 39 hours
Field, 2022 · 5-year sampleresults
Starters23
Finish rate70%
Median35:00
Fastest26:33
Geometrycourse math
Steepest drop1,801 ft-18.2% over 1.9 mi
Night miles46 misunset near 18:00 local
Time over 8k ft42%
Course records
Men24:14:13Zachary Van Abbema
Women24:51:50Ginny Robbins
The cruxGoat Lake shores above 11,000 feet (near mile 65)
Course DNA
The Course
Standhope 100 runs 100 mi through Mackay, Idaho. +28,360 ft gain and -28,661 ft loss. Surfaces skew 95% singletrack / 5% dirt road. Goat Lake shores above 11,000 feet. High point near 11,004 ft. Low near 5,797 ft. July temps run 30°F to 80°F. The course rewards patience early and punishes rushed descents after mile 50.
The Work
Train for 28,360 feet of climbing across 100 mi. Back-to-back long runs on similar surfaces. Practice power-hiking grades above 15 percent. 39 hours total means limited margin: rehearse fueling every 45 to 60 minutes and downhill eccentric work weekly. Technicality 9/10. Build a block that simulates the crux near mile 65.
Kit
July in Mackay, Idaho: plan for 30°F to 80°F. Mandatory shell if rain is in forecast. Headlamp with spare batteries if 39 hours pushes past dark. Poles help on sustained climbs above mile 25. Vest capacity for 2 liters minimum. Shoes matched to 95% singletrack: lugs for mud, rock plate if the course turns technical after mile 50.
Race Day
Hold effort through mile 25. The field often splits on the first big climb after mile 50. Goat Lake shores above 11,000 feet near mile 65 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 33 miles of fatigue management. Finish with reserve for the last descent.
Results
Standhope 100 finish lines.
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Sources (3)
- Field stats (2022): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=86895
- Course record (M): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=96312
- Course record (F): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=107394