Pony Express Trail 50 and 100

Here’s your chance to run in the wild west on the historic Pony Express Trail in western Utah. This is a 100 mile and 50-mile run. The course is VERY remote, and a support crew is required to provide support along the way. The course is 100% dirt road and only has about 3,000 feet elevation gain/loss.

This race is ideal for first-time 50 and 100-milers and the “elderly” runner. Each year half of the finishers are usually first-time finishers of that distance. This is a very fast course.

Course
The course for both races will start at Lookout Campground west of Faust, UT. The 100-mile race will go out 58.2 miles to Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge and then head back, finishing at Simpson Springs (16 miles west of the start).

Wild horses
Wild horses

The 50-mile course heads the same direction but finishes at Blackrock Pony Express station site.

The course is remote, but the roads are good if you don’t drive too fast. Crews are required! You must have a crew or share a crew with another runner. Your crew drives along and “leapfrogs” you, stopping every few miles for you to catch up and provides all your food and drink. The course is easy to follow and always stays on the main Pony Express dirt road. In general, it is: “head west.” There are signs that point the way for the Pony Express Trail at major intersections. Pacers are allowed to join in and run with you at any point. Bicycles may ride along.