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Plan Pony Express Trail 100
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 16, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026
- Format
- Fixed-Distance
- Distance
- 100 mi
- Local start time
- Staggered, assigned starts from 5:00 AM Friday; 4:00 AM for runners 60 and older
- Duration / cutoff
- 30 hours from your start (32 hours for runners 60 and older). 100-milers must reach the Fish Springs turnaround by 10:00 PM, get back to Blackrock by 1:00 AM and to Dugway Topaz Well by 6:00 AM, whatever their start time.
- Crew and pacers
- Check the current race rules
- 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.
Gear checklist
Choose a checklist suited to your expected duration. Add the organizer’s mandatory gear.
Crew & drop bags
Bring across the race name. Add confirmed access points, distances and your own arrival estimates.