Desert Rats By UTMB 10K is the 9.0km trail race at Desert Rats By UTMB 2027 (Fruita CO, Mack Exit, Hawkeye Trailhead, United States). The race starts on April 11, 2027. It starts in Fruita CO, Mack Exit, Hawkeye Trailhead. The time limit is 3 h.
The course climbs 200m+. With 22m/km of climbing, the course is predominantly runnable. By gradient, 24% of the distance is uphill, 29% downhill and 47% flat. Surface: 49% trail and 43% smooth.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Desert Rats By UTMB 10K.
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Official websitedesertrats.utmb.world
