Trail Running · Utah

🇺🇸Speedgoat 50 km:
Course Analysis & Race Readiness

51 km with 3266 m of gain and 3262 m of loss, run high between 2468 m and 3362 m. Eight climbs and nine descents pack relentless very-steep grades into a course that punishes both legs and lungs.

CourseRecon scores your own training against the descending and durability demands that define Speedgoat 50 km — the sample analysis below shows exactly how.

50.5 km

Distance

+3,260 m

Vertical Gain

−3,250 m

Total Descent

Jul 26, 2026

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The Course · GPS-Measured

What 50.5 km / 31.4 mi and 3,260 m / 10,680 ft of vertical gain actually look like

Measured from the GPS track: 50.5 km / 31.4 mi and 3,260 m / 10,680 ft of vertical gain. This is the terrain you're signing up for: read it before it reads you.

Course Profile

Terrain summary

Claimed vs GPS-Measured

Claimed · Organizer

50.5km

Distance

+3,270m

Gain

+0.0 km−10 m

GPS-Measured

50.5km

Distance

+3,260m

Gain

Climb & Gradient

+3,260 mTotal Gain

−3,250 mTotal Loss

Gradient Distribution

11%

Flat

≤3% grade

28%

Run-Climb

3–15% up

14%

Steep Climb

>15% up

47%

Descent

downhill

Steepest Sustained Sections

Climb

KM 37.6–39.9 · +446 m

+19.6%

Climb

KM 30.6–34.2 · +511 m

+14.4%

Descent

KM 34.2–37.6 · −482 m

-13.9%

ClimbCRUX

KM 23.8–29.5 · +742 m

+13%

Finish & Cutoff Times

What it takes to finish

Reference finish times from past results — use them to set a realistic goal pace.

5h 17m

Winning time

5h 30m

Top 5

5h 49m

Top 10

13h 00m

Back of pack

What This Race Demands

Four things this course asks of your body

Every course weights the four pillars of mountain-ultra fitness differently. Descending carries 55% of the scoring weight on this course — the terrain makes that the deciding factor.

Weighting shows where readiness is won or lost at this distance — not whether you need each pillar. An aerobic base is a given for a race this long, so it carries little deciding weight even though it's essential — the gaps open on the climbs, descents and the back half.

AerobicSustained engine

Foundational

Sustained output across 51 km at 2468–3362 m, where thin air taxes every climb.

ClimbingVertical power

21%

3266 m of gain over eight climbs, with 25.4 km of very-steep grade to grind up.

DescendingEccentric / braking

55%

3262 m of loss across nine descents, including a 1004 m drop and 23.5 km very-steep down.

DurabilityLate-race resilience

24%

Long day of repeated steep up-and-down that erodes leg integrity toward the late climbs.

The Profile in One Line

A high-altitude 51 km that trades massive climbs for equally brutal descents, with 50% of terrain pointed downhill.

Aerobic FoundationalClimbing 21%Descending 55%Durability 24%

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Sample Readiness Analysis

What a readiness result looks like for this course

This is a worked example for a representative strong mountain-ultra athlete — not your score. Connect your own training and the same analysis runs on you.

Sample

OUT OF 100

READY

For a representative strong mountain-ultra athlete

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Pillar Breakdown

Aerobic

The entire course sits at altitude, from a 2468 m start to a 3362 m high point, so every one of the eight climbs demands strong aerobic capacity in thin air.

Climbing

With 3266 m of gain and 25.4 km at very-steep grades, plus a 742 m signature climb, ascending power is central to holding position.

Descending

Descending carries the heaviest demand: 3262 m of loss over nine descents, an 8.9 km longest descent losing up to 1004 m, and 23.5 km of very-steep downhill that hammers quads.

Durability

Eight climbs and nine descents over 51 km stack fatigue, with the steepest 446 m climb at 19.6% arriving near km 38 when legs are already spent.

km 23.8–29.5

The 742 m Signature Climb

The biggest climb gains 742 m over 5.7 km at 13%, the defining ascent that separates contenders from the field. Metering effort here at altitude is essential for what follows.

km 34–39

Late Steep Double-Punch

A 482 m descent at -13.9% flows straight into the steepest climb of the day, 446 m at 19.6% near km 38. This up-down sequence tests durability when legs are deepest into fatigue.

descents

Managing 3262 m of Loss

With 50% of the course downhill and up to 1004 m lost on the longest descent, quad control across 23.5 km of very-steep descending decides the finish. Blowing the legs early leaves nothing for the late steeps.

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