Races
Tahoe 200
Stateline. Dusty granite on the Tahoe Rim Trail. Thin air and dry ridges after Tahoe City.
202 mi+45,646 ft-45,640 ft100 hours6,234 ft to 9,738 fttech 7/103 stationsloop3 sleep stationsWSER qualifierJuneWSER qualifier
Distance202 mi
Gain+45,646 ft
Loss-45,640 ft
Altitude6,234 ft to 9,738 ft
Technicality7/10
Air25°F to 80°F
- Start7,520 ft
- High9,558 ft
- Low6,279 ft
- Finish7,526 ft
- Homewood at mile 50, cutoff 20 hours
- Olympic Valley at mile 124, cutoff 50 hours
- Finish at mile 200, cutoff 100 hours
Terrain
Field, 2026 · 13-year sampleresults
Starters277
Finish rate66%
Median85:35
Fastest48:09
Geometrycourse math
Steepest drop1,414 ft-13.1% over 2.0 mi
Night miles71 misunset near 20:00 local
Time over 8k ft46%
Weather at the cruxcourse math
At hour 14 of race, feels like 34 C (92 F).Sample of 7 race days, medium confidence.At hour 14 of race, apparent temperature P90 is 34 C / 92 F.
Course records
Men48:09:30Aaron Kubala
Women49:54:36Courtney Dauwalter
The cruxThe Tahoe Rim Trail
Course DNA
The Course
A loop on the Tahoe Rim Trail. Dusty granite singletrack. High exposed ridges. Homewood and Olympic Valley are crew hinges around the lake. Tahoe City to the north ridges sits thin and dry. Water is sparse. Sun is not. Long stretches above 8,000 feet. The night wind on those ridges is cold. Low near 6,234 feet. High near 9,738. Trail 75 percent, jeep 20, paved 5. Three sleep stations. 100 hours.
The Work
Hypoxic respiratory strain. The dry dust at altitude rakes lungs and throat. Sleep debt stacks across the nights. Back-to-back altitude volume. A plan for when the mind slips on night three.
Kit
A filter flask for the Rim Trail streams. Dusty-trail gaiters. Fine granite will fill a shoe. Windproof layers for the ridge nights when the temperature falls hard.
Race Day
Sleep one to two hours on the first night. Even if you feel wired. Night three collects the debt. Hike the high climbs steady. Crew drives long around the lake. One vehicle. A sleep plan. Warm food. Foot care. Then you leave.
Results
Tahoe 200 finish lines.
Winner: Aaron Kubala, 48:09:30.
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Sources (3)
- Field stats (2026): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=127697
- Qualifier: wser: https://www.wser.org/qualifying-races/
- Course record (F): https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=51571