Race planning

Plan Cactus Rose 100 Mile

Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.

Listed edition: Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026
Format: Fixed-Distance
Distance: 100 mi (4 × 25-mile loops)
Local start time: 4:00 PM Friday (100-mile mass start)
Duration / cutoff: 44 hours (course closes 12:00 PM Sunday). Runners must start the final lap by 1:00 AM Sunday; aid-station cutoffs begin at mile 50, where the Lodge cutoff is 2:00 PM Saturday.
Crew and pacers: Pacers are allowed after the runner completes two full loops; runners 60 and older may have a pacer throughout. Only one pacer at a time, no muling, pacers start and stop at aid stations, and every pacer must complete the free pacer registration. Crews may help at the aid stations but must park only in marked spaces.
Drop bags: Check the current race rules

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 12, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.

Pace & duration

Start with the recorded course distance. Choose a planning duration; this race has no single recorded time limit to import.

Choose a checklist suited to your expected duration. Add the organizer’s mandatory gear.

Bring across the race name. Add confirmed access points, distances and your own arrival estimates.