Desert RATS Trail Running Festival 2026 Results

Desert RATS by UTMB in Fruita, Colorado kicked off UTMB racing in the US for this year.

Find all UTMB coverage on my dedicated UTMB page here.

For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:

100K – 102K (100K – 3 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

1. Heather JACKSON – USA – 09:45:12
2. Tay CAVETT – USA – 09:52:04
3. Corinne SHALVOY – USA – 10:20:24

Men:

1. Spencer SHELLBERG – USA – 08:19:29
2. Michael MITCHELL – USA – 09:21:20
3. Cody COOK – USA – 09:24:25

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50K – 49K (50K – 2 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

1. Sarah CARTER – USA – 04:09:45
2. Claudia TREMPS – ESP – 04:09:57
3. Sydney PETERSEN – USA – 04:15:22

Men:

1. Taylor STACK – USA – 03:39:41
2. Justin GRUNEWALD – USA – 03:44:25
3. Preston CATES – USA – 00:22:42

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21K – 20K (20K – 1 Stone) – Full Results

Women:

1. Janelle LINCKS – USA – 01:36:48
2. Mira RAI – NEP – 01:46:14
3. Chloe RYLANCE – GBR – 01:46:31

Men:

1. Whit BLAIR – USA – 01:23:05
2. Marty ANDRIE – USA – 01:27:30
3. Brian GLASSEY – USA – 01:27:42

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Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:

• 100K Starters: 280. DNF: 46 + Finishers: 234. Women 50 (21%), Men 184 (79%).
• 50K Starters: 446. DNF: 24 + Finishers: 422. Women 142 (34%), Men 280 (66%).
• 21K Starters: 547. DNF: 4 + Finishers: 543. Women 276 (51%), Men 83 (49%).
• 10K Starters: 241. DNF: 0 + Finishers: 241. Women 158 (66%), Men 445 (34%).

Desert RATS by UTMB saw a total 1,514 starters (increase of 18% over last year) and 1,440 finishers. 626 (43%) women and 814 (57%) men – that’s almost gender parity in the 4 distances combined! – reached the finish line and earned collectively 2,089 UTMB Stones.

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Next up, on 23-26 April 2026 we’ll head to France for the Grand Raid Ventoux and to California for the final WSER Golden Ticket race for 2026 The Canyons Endurance Runs.