The COURSE
The swim
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Average Water Temp
62 degrees Fahrenheit or 16 degrees Celsius -
Gear Requirements
gloves and booties are not permitted. Wetsuits are strongly recommended but not mandatory.
Description
This is a 3-loop swim. There are 4 buoys you will be swimming around counter-clockwise. You will begin swimming before the sun is up. Because of the early morning start we will have lights attached to the buoys for sighting purposes because how can you swim towards something you can’t see? After the third loop you will exit the water and proceed to T1.
The Start
The swim starts at 5:00 am from the Beach Front shore. It will be a mass start.
THE BIKE
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Elevation Gain
9,246 feet / 2,873 meters -
Peak Altitude
9,656 feet / 2,943 meters -
Gear Requirements
Front-facing solid white headlight and rear-facing red blinking light (both mounted to the bike), bright colors or reflective vest highly recommended, flat changing kit, fully charged cell phone.
Description
The bike course will be marked at turns with signs letting the athletes and support crews know where to turn. We will have mile marking signs every 20 miles along the course.
Sheep On The Course
Each year the sheep have shown up on the bike course. Please be careful on the descent from Wolf Creek Pass.
Hairpin Turns
Please be aware of the 3 hairpin turns on the downhill between miles 96 – 98. Yes you just finished climbing Guardsman Pass and all you want to do is get to T2 because it’s so close. The thing is you have to actually arrive at T2. Be a little more cautious as you travel through these 3 hairpin turns.
GPS Tracking
GPS tracking is provided by Adventure Enablers
The red sections on the bike course identify where there is a weak signal for the GPS units. On the bike course the weak signal is from mile 48 – 62. Once the athletes enter these areas the signal will become weak and we will not see updates. Once they exit these weak areas the signal will return and updates will continue.
THE RUN
black SHIRT DISTANCE
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Elevation Gain
7,543 feet / 1,827 meters -
Peak Altitude
10,528 feet / 3,209 meters -
Gear Requirements
When starting the run each athlete and/or support person will need to have a water bladder or bottle system, headlamp, cell phone, small rechargeable battery pack and enough nutrition to get through the first 17.5 miles. Trail shoes are recommended as the majority of the run will be on trails. Hiking poles may be used.
white SHIRT DISTANCE
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Elevation Gain
3,907 feet / 1,190 meters -
Peak Altitude
9,883 feet / 3,012 meters -
Gear Requirements
When starting the run each athlete and/or support person will need to have a water bladder or bottle system, headlamp, cell phone, small rechargeable battery pack and enough nutrition to get through the first 17.5 miles. Trail shoes are recommended as the majority of the run will be on trails. Hiking poles may be used.
Description
The run course will begin at Solitude Resort. The course will be marked with color flags.
The course starts in the Solitude parking lot and heads back out to Big Cottonwood Canyon Road.The course will head down the road, left turn onto the road. Athletes will cross the road at the crosswalk at mile 3.5. This is where you will jump on the North Fork trailhead . The course will take athletes to Dog Lake. After the lake the course follows Big Water Trail, Little Water Trail, Great Western Trail and then onto the Wasatch Crest Trail. At mile 18 the course crosses over Guardsman Pass Road. At this point the course splits.
- This is the first time the support crew can meet up with their athlete after mile 3.5.
- At this point it is highly recommended for each athlete to have someone pace them for the remainder of the run.
Black Shirt Finish:
The course continues on to the top of Great Western Express ski lift and then on to the Clayton Peak Trail. Here athletes will take a right and jump on the trail. The course continues on to the Brighton Lakes Trail and then on to the Granite Lakes Trail. The course will take athletes to Twin Lakes Reservoir and athletes will run around the reservoir. The course will then take athletes up the Solbright Trail and the Summit Access Road. At the top the course will head down to the Queen Bess Trail and then on to the finish line.
White Shirt Finish:
Here athletes will turn right and head down Guardsman Pass Road. At the end of the road, athletes will turn left and head up Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd. Following the road it will circle you around and bring you back down Big Cottonwood Road. The course will turn left into the Solitude Resort parking lot. Follow the cones/glow sticks to the finish line.
GPS Tracking
GPS tracking is provided by Adventure Enablers
The red sections on the run course identify where there is a weak signal for the GPS units. On the run course the weak signal is from mile 5 – 10. Once the athletes enter these areas the signal will become weak and we will not see updates. Once they exit these weak areas the signal will return and updates will continue.