Pony Express Trail 50 and 100

Pony Express Trail 50 and 100 is run in Faust, Utah, on October 16, 2026. Both distances go off together at 5 a.m.: a 100-mile race and a 50-mile race, held on the historic Pony Express Trail route across the Utah west desert. The early start puts you on course well before sunrise and gives the 100-mile field a long window to work with.

Desert hundreds reward runners who manage the swing between warm afternoons and cold nights, so plan your drop bags around a change of layers and more water than you think you need. The 50-miler suits someone moving up from 50K who wants a long, steady day without a full overnight. For either distance, a 16- to 20-week build with weekly long runs on flat, exposed ground and rehearsed fueling will serve you better than hill repeats.