Runners, 11 days until the start of the Sawtooth Ridge 50M/50K! We hope your training is dialed in and you have the finish line fully visualized. Good things to come.  Runner update #1 If you’ve registered since June 13th, please read our first runner update email here. Multi-use trails The event takes place on popular, multi-use trails. We can guarantee that you will see hikers, mountain bikers, moto riders, horseback riders, and other trail runners on race day. (Motorcycle riders are overwhelmingly responsible for maintaining this trail system, including the removal of literally hu ..read more

The Sawtooth Ridge 50M/50K is less than a month away, and we have three quick updates to share. If any questions come to mind, let us know.  Snowly cow! We are thrilled to report that the Cascades are holding a ton of snow. A deep, late-season snowpack in the Sawtooth Backcountry is a good thing. But it could make for some spicy conditions on race day. There is a strong possibility that 50M and 50K runners will traverse snow at a few points along the course. Poles and sunscreen will be your friend. Trail maintenance this weekend A handful of us will be on the course this weekend, performi ..read more

Runners, We have a few updates for our Sawtooth Ridge race on Saturday, July 9th. Get ready for a big day in the mountains! Added a 50K We added a 50K that starts at 8:00am. You can get all the course details hereand register here. The course has approximately 9,000’ of gain and, like the 50M, ends with a 6,000’ descent. Many thanks to the runners who suggested a second distance! Partnered with Cascade Endurance on a race-specific training plan The good folks at Cascade Endurance graciously created a training plan specifically for the 50M — and the sneaky vertical you’ll fa ..read more

Runners, We’ll start with great news: The Forest Service wants us to use the original course now that the Soda Lake fire is 100% contained. We can all pretend the past eight days didn’t really happen… Now for some important pre-race reminders. Buckle up for along email! The “final-final” course GPX is coming on August 16th We will publish the “final-final” course GPX file to our website by Monday, August 16th at 8:00pm MT. The version on our website now is 99.5% accurate, but we might include a small change if we find something burly — a big slide, for example — during our trail work over the ..read more

Runners, Thanks for your continued patience as we wrangle with the Soda Lake fire and potential changes to the course. We have encouraging news — but not yet a definitive course. Before we dig into the details, let me emphasize that we have zero indication that the race will not happen. The Forest Service and our other partners have been and remain 100% committed to the inaugural running of the Wyoming Range 100. Okay, on to the details. The closure order has been mostly rescinded On the positive front, the Forest Service rescinded most of the closure order on&nbs ..read more

The 2021 Wyoming Range 100 We’re finally doing it! The 2021 Wyoming Range 100 is a go. After three years of planning, permitting, and walking around in circles in the forest, the inaugural race will start on August 20, 2021, in Big Piney, Wyoming. We are incredibly excited to have been able to put the event together, and cannot wait to see runners cross the finish line. Thank you to the USFS and its multiple ranger districts (Jackson, Greys River, and Big Piney) for acting as our permitting bodies for the event. More information and details of the race can be found at https://www.everlongendu ..read more

Runners, During our pre-race call, we talked about a fire that started last Wednesday and, at the time, was relatively small — about 40 acres. Since then, the "Soda Lake" fire has grown to approximately 100 acres, and the Forest Service has ordered a closure of the surrounding area for the month of August. The closure impacts three aid stations and about 20 miles of the course. Here is how we're thinking about the situation. What's happening with the fire? The Soda Lake fire started last Wednesday and had a strong and quick response from firefighting entities. You can ..read more

Runners – Race day is quickly approaching, and we are pumped. We have a few key updates to share. Runner Manual We published the 2021 Runner Manual on our website. Please consider this a “one-stop” resource for runners, pacers and crew. (We highly encourage crews to review it!) Garmins We will provide “live” tracking on our website during the race using Garmin GPS devices. If you have your own Garmin GPS device — InReach Mini, InReach Explorer, etc. — please let us know in thisspreadsheet. We’ll add you to our tracking software — and give you a $50 rebate! Bear Spray Bear spray ..read more

EVENT CANCELED DUE TO HEAT Runners – We’ll rip off the band-aid right away: We are canceling the 2021 Sawtooth Ridge 50M this weekend. Stated simply, it’s too hot. The National Weather Service extended their excessive heat warning through 7:00pm PT on Sunday, and the forecast is still calling for triple-digit temperatures on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. As of this email, the high in Methow on Saturday is, depending on which website you visit, ranging from 103 to 107.  Please know that we did not make this decision lightly. Throughout the weekend, we explored a variety of alternatives, in ..read more

Runners –  Since our email update yesterday, the National Weather Service upgraded their heat advisory to an excessive heat warning. Here is an excerpt: “Unprecedented triple-digit heat” will result in “one of the most extreme and prolonged heat waves in the recorded history of the Inland Northwest.” Considering the exceptionally remote nature of our course – there’s only one vehicle-accessible aid station after mile 8.3! – we believe that hosting the race during a heat warning presents undue risk to our runners and volunteers, and potentially burdens local emergency services that could o ..read more