You will run off piste
To run the Wyoming Range 100 is to run on stretches of faint to nonexistent trail. Most of these challenging sections are relatively short — approximately 50 yards to 200 yards — and occur at higher elevations.
Color-coded trail conditions map
To help you prepare and navigate, we created a color-coded course conditions map that shows our assessment of the condition of the entire course:
Green: Clearly visible trail
Yellow: Faint and/or overgrown trail
Red: No trail
The image below is a preview of our course conditions map. You can see how the trail turns to red in section 3.15, which means the trail is nonexistent — you’ll be following a series pin flags, spaced about 20 yards apart.
How we mark the course
To help you battle our clandestine trail, we will thoroughly and consistently mark the course. You can learn about our course-marking methodology here.
Runners must carry the course GPX during the race
With nearly 100 miles of course markings, we can practically guarantee that some will disappear between when we hang them and when you run past them. In 2021, for example, we had about 0.25 miles removed by elk; we found half-chewed markings in a pile on the trail. The following year, we had about 0.10 miles disappear in a massive tree blowdown.
To adress the risk of “disappearing” course markings, we require all runners to carry the GPX track on a phone or GPS device. If you haven’t seen a course marking in about 0.30 miles, it’s time to check your position on the map.