Monday, July 18, 2016

Wasatch 100 - Crew and Pace Chart

First pass at a pace chart and plan for Wasatch 100. This isn't meant to be too detailed but to offer some high-level insight into what the day will look like. Here are a few things that stand out right away:

  1. The race starts with a monster climb, experience tells me I should be able to do that in roughly 3 hours.  I will start with 3 water bottles.
  2. First time I can see crew is about 8 hours into the race and it is also the first time I can get a pacer. But, I don't currently plan to add a pacer until my second crew stop, Lambs Canyon.
  3. Big Mountain to Lambs Canyon is likely to be the hottest part of the day.
  4. Right after leaving Lambs Canyon is the second toughest stretch of the day and will require careful planning, likely headlamp and cold weather gear.
  5. As this is laid out, Chuck is going to get a lot of climbing time in.
  6. At Brighton, I think I can probably drop down to two water bottles in my pack.
  7. Looks like I can drop my headlamp at Top of the Wall, which is a pacer exchange only, not an aid station.

Course Elevation Profile


Destination  Miles Cum Miles Ascent Fast Time Slow Time Cutoff Time Notes
Grobben's Shed 11 11 5400 - - -
Bountiful B 5 16.5 1500 9:00 am 10:00 am - Drop Bag
Sessions Liftoff 5 20.7 1200 - - -
Swallow Rocks 6 27 1800 - - -
Big Mountain* 5 32 800 12:30 pm 2:30 pm 5:30 pm Pacing Starts
Alexander Ridge 8 39.5 1800 - - -
Lambs Canyon* 5 45 1000 4:00 pm 6:30 pm 10:30 pm Chuck to Pace
Upper Big 9 54 3300 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 1:30 am Drop Bag
Desolation Lake 5 59 2150 - - -
Scott Peak 4 62 1200 - - -
Brighton* 5 67 700 9:00 pm 1:00 am 6:30 am Steve to Pace
Ant Knolls 4 72 1600 - - -
Pole Line Pass 4 75 1100 11:00 pm 3:30 am 9:00 amDrop Bag
Rock Springs 4 79 1700 - - -Water Only
Pot Hollow 5 85 1300 - - -
Staton 4 89900 2:30 am 7:45 am 2:00 pmDrop Bag
Top of the Wall* 2 91 0 - - -Heather to Pace
Decker Canyon 2 93 0 - - -
Finish 7 100 560 5:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 pm

Crew Note (denoted by *):  Aid Station Driving Instructions

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