Canyons 100 mile by UTMB planning and splits
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I’m running the Canyons 100 mile race in April! This will be my first experience on these iconic trails and I am using this blog post to capture some of my planning. I’ll be making updates as the race approaches!
All information here has been updated for the alternate 2023 course.
22 hour splits 🕐
Here are my roughly estimates splits for a 22 hour finish of the Canyons 100 mile.
| Aid Station | Distance | Avg Gain | Avg Pace | Aid | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Hands 1 | 3.5 | 76 | 10:00 | 0 | 9:35 AM |
| Cool 1 | 3 | 385 | 15:00 | 3 | 10:23 AM |
| Cool 2 | 7.8 | 155 | 11:09 | 10 | 12:00 PM |
| Browns Bar 1 | 4.2 | 62 | 11:11 | 5 | 12:52 PM |
| ALT | 5.4 | 175 | 12:46 | 5 | 2:06 PM |
| No Hands 2 | 12.5 | 81 | 11:02 | 5 | 4:29 PM |
| Mammoth Bar | 4 | 216 | 14:00 | 5 | 5:30 PM |
| Drivers Flat | 7.9 | 277 | 14:25 | 15 | 7:39 PM |
| Cal 2 | 9.3 | 186 | 12:21 | 3 | 9:37 PM |
| Forest Hill | 8.3 | 280 | 17:28 | 10 | 12:12 AM |
| Cal 2 | 8.3 | 88 | 12:10 | 3 | 1:56 AM |
| Drivers Flat | 9.3 | 185 | 11:49 | 15 | 4:01 AM |
| Clementine | 8.4 | 120 | 09:31 | 5 | 5:26 AM |
| No Hands 3 | 3.7 | 65 | 09:27 | 3 | 6:04 AM |
| Finish | 3.5 | 283 | 16:00 | 0 | 7:00 AM |
I’m not counting on any crew and will be using drop bags at the aid stations. I’m also not planning to have a pacer.
You can see some of my latest runs and past race reports here. This would be my fastest 100 mile finish time, but also the most runnable course I have done and fifth 100 miler!
Sunset, sunrise 🌅
- Sunset is at 7:54 -> I will pick up additional night gear at Driver’s Flat.
- Sunrise is at 6:09
Other estimates ⌛
- “Fastest” time according to UTMB: 20:56 🤔 This is only a few minutes less than the original course which doesn’t seem right.
- Strava estimated moving time: 18:37 🤷♂️ I uploaded the GPX file to Strava and you can check it out at Strava or in the embed below. I think this estimate is closer to what the winners will finish in than what my time will be.
Ultrasignup rating distribution 🏆
Here is a quick graph showing all runners in the 100 mile distance bucketed by their UltraSignup rating.
UltraSignup rating distribution
This overestimates when a name has multiple ratings, e.g. John Smith has a 65% and 95% rating. I’m not sure how to handle this and defaulted to the higher rating. There are also runners with no rating and many runners that have a high rating across very few races that may not have been super competitive.
I’m currently 28th in males over 40 years with an 81% rating, but after some manual checking of runners, this is closer to low teens. The spreadsheet is available online on Google Sheets.
About the author
Justin Poehnelt
When I'm not working, I'm probably running. See more about my adventures at #run, #race-report or some of my yearly running stats at /run.
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