Speedgoat Mountain Races is an international skyrunning competition founded by Karl Meltzer. It is run every year in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Utah, United States) in July and includes a marquee 50 kilometer race, as well as a 28 km race added in 2018 and a 10km race added in 2023. In 2025, the 28 km was changed to 30 km. In 2026, a 5 km race was added known as the Speedgoat Summit.
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.
In 2012, 2013 and 2014 the 50K was valid as Sky Ultra for the Skyrunner World Series.
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. Beginning in 2023, the races are part of the UTMB World Series.
Races results Speedgoat 50K - 50 km / 3,450 M+ (31 miles / 11,318 ft+)
Speedgoat 30K - 31 km / 2,000 M+ (19.2 miles / 6,561 ft+)
Speedgoat 10K - 10 km / 500 M+ (6.2 miles / 1,640 ft+)
Speedgoat Summit - 5 km / 921 M+ (3.1 miles / 3,021 ft+)
50K Winners
EditionYearMen's winnerWomen's winner 1st 2008 Nate McDowell Anita Ortiz 2nd 2009 Erik Storheim Mandy Hosford 3rd 2010 Kevin Shilling Keri Nelson 4th 2011 Nick Clark Bethany Lewis 5th 2012 Kilian JornetBy 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. Anna Frost 6th 2013 Sage Canaday Stephanie Howe 7th 2014 Sage Canaday Anna Frost 8th 2015 Sage Canaday Hillary Allen 9th 2016 Hayden Hawks Abby Rideout 10th 2017 Jim Walmsley Anna Mae Flynn 11th 2018 David Sinclair Ruth Croft 12th 2019 Michelino Sunseri Anna Mae Flynn 13th 2020 Noah Brautigam Michelle Hummel 14th 2021 Adam Peterman Ashley Brasovan 15th 2022 David Sinclair Addie Bracy 16th 2023 Christian Allen Helen Mino Faukner17th2024 David Sinclair Jazmine Lowther18th2025 Ryan Becker Jennifer Lichter19th2026 Mason Coppi Lauren Gregory
28K Winners EditionYearMen's winnerWomen's winner 1st 2018 Timmy Parr Marissa Floodman 2nd 2019 Davin Grapentine Mali Noyes 3rd 2020 Jeshurun Small Jessica Brazeau 4th 2021 Justin Grunwald Sophia Gorman 5th 2022 Zane Fields Tabor Hemming 6th 2023 Andy Wacker Hannah Rowe 7th 2024 Hawk Call Robyn Lesh 8th 2025 Christian Allen Kody Kleven 9th 2026 Adrian MacDonald Carmen Bango
10K Winners EditionYearMen's winnerWomen's winner 1st 2023 Timmy Parr Karley Rempel 2nd 2024 Taylor Bondin Josie Alexander 3rd 2025 Shawn Little Janelle Day 4th 2026 Noah Knight Maili Boyer
Summit Winners EditionYearMen's winnerWomen's winner 1st 2026 Davide Giardini Amber Zimmerman
References
External links Official web site Karl Meltzer's web site for Speedgoat