Race planning
Plan Ultra-Trail Shudao by UTMB
Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.
This is a past edition. These details are for reference; confirm a future edition before making a plan.
Edition notes: Registration is closed for all four races (checked November 5, 2026), although the registration page still carries a “Registration OPEN – 2026” line. The DSD 100K page gives 92 km / 3,500 m+, with its time chart ending at 92.2 km / 3,537 m+. The 2026 UTMB Live page is available (checked November 5); it lists 92 km / 3,510 m+, another slight ascent discrepancy. The race page and time chart agree on the 9:00 PM Friday start at Dashudao Buye Sanguo Town, but the homepage text still describes a start at Jiange Stadium. Follow the race page and the final briefing.
- Listed edition
- Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026
- Format
- Fixed-Distance
- Distance
- 92 km
- Local start time
- 9:00 PM Friday
- Duration / cutoff
- 26 hours
- Crew and pacers
- One assistant per runner, only at Shuhan Courier Station (km 40.5) and the South Gate of Jianmen Pass (km 61.3), inside the zone from 500 m before to 500 m after the aid station. The assistant may pass over a bag of up to 30 liters and give small care such as massage or blister treatment while the runner sits on a chair, but no medical help. Runners may not be accompanied on the course outside the marked zones near aid stations. Help outside the assistance zones costs a one-hour penalty, and being accompanied elsewhere costs 15 minutes.
- Drop bags
- Runners get a UTMB World Series bag of at least 30 liters at pack collection. The aid-station table marks Shuhan Courier Station (km 40.5) as the drop-bag point, and bags must be collected within two hours of the end of the race. Poles are not allowed in the bag, and runners who start with poles must carry them to the finish.
Recorded facts reviewed Nov 9, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.
Pace & duration
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Gear checklist
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Crew & drop bags
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