• Ultramarathon
  • 160.9 km
  • Steamboat Springs
  • Event dates
  • Past event

Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

net elevation 8 m

Decision summary

Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon at a glance

Route ascent
11,159 m

Lower than 1% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
13:25/km

36:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
88/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
52 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon?

The Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon route has 11,159 m of ascent and 11,151 m of descent.

Where does the Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon route go?

The Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon route starts at Base of the Steamboat Springs ski area (Mount Werner base), elevation approximately 6,900 feet and finishes at Steamboat Springs ski area base. Underfoot, expect mountain singletrack trail with dirt road sections; described as some of the nicest singletrack in Colorado. It passes Steamboat Springs ski area, Mount Werner (10,568 ft), Buffalo Pass (10,300 ft), Long Lake and Summit Lake. High-altitude course run almost entirely between roughly 6,600 and 10,600 feet, crossing the Continental Divide and a few passes through downtown Steamboat Springs.

What should runners know on race day for the Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon?

Two starts: Tortoises (9:00 AM, 36-hour cutoff) and Hares (1:00 PM, 30-hour cutoff). 12. Pacers allowed for 100 Mile Tortoises at designated exchange points; 100 Mile runners over age 60 may have a pacer for the entire course.

Race character

Scenery

  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • City
  • Countryside
  • Lakeside
  • Riverside

Terrain

  • Trail
Elevation character
Mountainous
Technicality
Technical
Source-stated ascent
6,215 m
Net elevation
0 m

The stored route produces 11,159 m of ascent, while a source states 6,215 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
17:23:34 (Dave Stevens)
Women's course record
19:48:06 (Emilie Mann)
Field size
100 Mile limited to 450 entrants
Field cap
450

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Cut-off
100 Mile: Tortoises 36 hour cutoff (9:00 AM Friday start to 9:00 PM Saturday); Hares 30 hour cutoff (1:00 PM Friday start to 7:00 PM Saturday). 50 Mile: 15 hour cutoff (6:00 AM to 9:00 PM Saturday).
Sold out
Yes
Qualification status
No qualifying run required the organiser states 'we don't require any sort of qualifying run, just a willingness to suffer and give it your absolute best'.

Race day logistics

Wave start
Two starts: Tortoises (9:00 AM, 36-hour cutoff) and Hares (1:00 PM, 30-hour cutoff)
Aid stations
12
Pacers
Pacers allowed for 100 Mile Tortoises at designated exchange points; 100 Mile runners over age 60 may have a pacer for the entire course.
Medal
100 Mile finishers receive a belt buckle: gold for sub-30-hour finishes and silver for finishes over 30 hours.

Access and course status

Start
Base of the Steamboat Springs ski area (Mount Werner base), elevation approximately 6,900 feet.
Finish
Steamboat Springs ski area base.

Course facts

Course type
Out And Back
Surface
Mountain singletrack trail with dirt road sections; described as some of the nicest singletrack in Colorado.
Landmarks
Steamboat Springs ski area, Mount Werner (10,568 ft), Buffalo Pass (10,300 ft), Long Lake, Summit Lake, Rabbit Ears Mountain (10,500 ft), Continental Divide, Emerald Mountain, downtown Steamboat Springs / Olympian Hall, Fish Creek Falls
Notable features
  • Offers one of the largest prize purses in ultrarunning: a $100,000 overall purse with $20,000 to the first-place finisher, described by the organiser as the largest in the USA
  • The 100 Mile has two divisions: Tortoises start at 9:00 AM with a 36-hour limit and may use pacers (no prize money), while Hares start at 1:00 PM with a 30-hour limit and compete for the prize purse
  • High-altitude course run almost entirely between roughly 6,600 and 10,600 feet, crossing the Continental Divide and a few passes through downtown Steamboat Springs

How hilly is the Run Rabbit Run 50 & 100 Mile Race Ultramarathon?

19%25%20%16%19%
  • Steep descent 19%
  • Descent 25%
  • Flat 20%
  • Climb 16%
  • Steep climb 19%
Total ascent
11,159 m
Net elevation
+8 m
Longest climb
3,350 m at 94.2%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 14°CTypical temperature
  • 14 kphTypical wind
  • 1 mmTypical rainfall
  • 88Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

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