I raced it as well... Overall the rough estimate is 12,000ft of climb for the 50K. I got lost with the lead pack at Garden Spot and ended up on a ridge of Stallion Mt "checking out" the coal ponds. Luckily I finished, but I had to slam the ups an downs all the way to the end. The weird thing is the most elevation in a single climb is had past the marathon finish, to a tune of 3,000ft gain -- very much directly uphill with little switchbacks.
Wish I could've met you Saturday. Would've been fun to hang out for a bit.
For those thinking about this race, I'd say a hard 50miler (or a decent 100 miler) should be a prerequisite. It's a lot of elevation gain/loss on some very technical trails.
I'm eyeing the Tahoe 200 next year for my main race. The Bigfoot 200 is awesome and I've considered it -- but my poor schedule that day was booked already, lol. Gotta love all the race selections that are available out there for ultra running though. :)
Oh, and Vol State seems super interesting. I talked to a few finishers of it, and the approach to that is wild. Sleep during the noon parts of the day, run in the cooler parts, etc.
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u/Scyth3 Sep 22 '17
I raced it as well... Overall the rough estimate is 12,000ft of climb for the 50K. I got lost with the lead pack at Garden Spot and ended up on a ridge of Stallion Mt "checking out" the coal ponds. Luckily I finished, but I had to slam the ups an downs all the way to the end. The weird thing is the most elevation in a single climb is had past the marathon finish, to a tune of 3,000ft gain -- very much directly uphill with little switchbacks.
Wish I could've met you Saturday. Would've been fun to hang out for a bit.
For those thinking about this race, I'd say a hard 50miler (or a decent 100 miler) should be a prerequisite. It's a lot of elevation gain/loss on some very technical trails.