Speedgoat

Speedgoat 50k is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2008. It is run every year in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Utah, United States) in July and includes a marquee 50K race and typically one or more other distances/challenges.

Speedgoat
Date	July
Location	Little Cottonwood Canyon
Event type	Ultra (50K)
Distance	50 km / 3,660 m D+
Primary sponsor	Hoka One One; Wahoo Fitness
Established	2008
Official site	Speedgoat

In 2012, 2013 and 2014 the 50K was valid as Sky Ultra for the Skyrunner World Series.^[1] The 50k race features an elevation ascent and descent of roughly 11,000 feet. The race has a minimum base elevation 7,589 feet and a maximum elevation of 10,980 feet. Due to its high altitude, large vertical gain/loss, and technical terrain, the race is regarded as one of the toughest 50ks in the world.

The race was founded by ultra trail runner Karl Meltzer.^[2] Prior to the 2021 edition, Meltzer sold the Speedgoat races to IRONMAN Group, which is owned by Advance Publications. A stipulation of the sale was that Meltzer remain as race director through the 2024 edition.

The 2023 race was part of the UTMB World Series.^[3]

Races

• Speedgoat 50K, a Sky Ultra (50 km / 3,660 m D+)

50K

  Race of Skyrunner World Series

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Women's winner	Notes
1st	2008	Nate McDowell	Anita Ortiz	[4]
2nd	2009	Erik Storheim	Mandy Hosford	[5]
3rd	2010	Kevin Shilling	Keri Nelson	[6]
4th	2011	Nick Clark	Bethany Lewis	[7]
5th	2012	Kilian Jornet[8][9]	Anna Frost	[10]
6th	2013	Sage Canaday	Stephanie Howe	[11]
7th	2014	Sage Canaday	Anna Frost	[12]
8th	2015	Sage Canaday	Hillary Allen	[13]
9th	2016	Hayden Hawks	Abby Rideout	[14]
10th	2017	Jim Walmsley	Anna Mae Flynn	[15]
11th	2018	David Sinclair	Ruth Croft	[16]
12th	2019	Michelino Sunseri	Anna Mae Flynn	[17]
13th	2020	Noah Brautigam	Michelle Hummel	[18]
14th	2021	Adam Peterman	Ashley Brasovan	[19]
15th	2022	David Sinclair	Addie Bracy	[20]
16th	2023	Christian Allen	Helen Mino Faukner	[21]
17th	2024	David Sinclair	Jazmine Lowther	[22]

References

1. "All Speedgoat Mountain Races". karlmeltzer.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
2. "WATCH: The Evolution of "The Speedgoat" Karl Meltzer holds the record for the most 100-mile wins in the United States. This is his story". trailrunnermag.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017. Better known by the nickname "Speedgoat," Meltzer is the race director of one of the country's most competitive mountain 50Ks named, appropriately, the Speedgoat 50K. His nickname even made its way onto a well-known trail-running shoe.
3. "UTMB World Series Events". UTMB World Series. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
4. "Speedgoat 50K - 2008". karlmeltzer.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
5. "Speedgoat 50K - 2009". karlmeltzer.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
6. "Speedgoat 50K - 2010". karlmeltzer.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
7. "Speedgoat 50K - 2011". karlmeltzer.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
8. By decision of race director Karl Meltzer, Kilian Jornet was not disqualified although he had made some cuts. Victory won him points for the Skyrunner World Series, but cash prizes were awarded to second-ranked Rickey Gates.
9. "The 'Kilian Jornet Speedgoat 50K Controversy' (in Karl Meltzer's Words)". runitfast.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
10. "SPEEDGOAT 50K 2012 - UTAH (USA) Kilian Jornet stravince, ma il comitato organizzatore lo penalizza..." sportdimontagna.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
11. "Speedgoat 50K 2013". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
12. "Speedgoat 50K 2014". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
13. "Speedgoat 50K 2015". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
14. "Speedgoat 50K 2016". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
15. "Speedgoat 50K 2017". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
16. "Speedgoat 50K 2018". UltraSignup.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
17. "Speedgoat 50K 2019". UltraSignup.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
18. "Speedgoat 50K 2020". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
19. "Speedgoat 50K 2021". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
20. "Speedgoat 50K 2022". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
21. "Speedgoat 50K 2023". utmb.world. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
22. "Speedgoat 50K 2024". utmb.world. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

External links

• Official web site
• Karl Meltzer's web site for Speedgoat