✦Race Plan
DC Peaks 50 Miler
Wasatch, UT · October 3, 2026
Days out
74
Distance
50 mi
Vertical
10,400 ft
Wasatch front
Goal
< 12h
Finish strong under 12h
Strategy
Hike every steep grade above 8%. Target 80–90g carbs/hr for the first 30 miles, drop to 60g after. Watch for the low patch between miles 28–34 — plan a caffeine gel and a reset. Trekking poles from mile 21 onward.
Aid stations
Mile 6.2
Bountiful B
Bottle swap · 1 gel
Cutoff
1:30
Mile 13.4
Rudys Flat
Refill soft flasks · sandwich half
Cutoff
3:00
Mile 21.8
Sessions Mountain
Full pack refill · sunscreen
Cutoff
5:15
Mile 29.1
North Canyon
Sock change · caffeine gel
Cutoff
7:00
Mile 37.5
Elephant Rock
Warm layer if cold · soup
Cutoff
9:00
Mile 44
Grandview
Headlamp check · Coke
Cutoff
10:45
Mile 50
Finish
Send it home
Cutoff
12:00