2018 Xterra Utah - Pan American Championship ::

• 5.8K Run:- Run 3.6 Miles
• 10K Run :- Run 6.2 Miles
• 21K Run:- Run 13.1 Miles
• Xterra Sprint Triathlon :- Swim 750 Meters, Bike 12.2 Miles, Run 3.1 Miles
• Xterra Utah:- Swim 1500 Meters, Bike 17.4 Miles, Run 6.2 Miles

 _ 2018 XTERRA PAN AM CHAMPIONSHIP AND UTAH SPRINT

XTERRA returns to Ogden, Utah for XTERRA Pan American Championship.

The XTERRA Pan American Championship is open to all pros and amateur individual athletes and teams.

Up for grabs for amateurs are 51 qualifying spots to race at the XTERRA World Championship in Maui.

Pro athletes race for their share of the $80,000 prize purse. Sixty-thousand for the XTERRA Pan American Tour Championship, and $20,000 to the fastest pros at Utah.

The XTERRA Pan American Championship is held in conjunction with the Harvest Moon Festival.

Pick up tips from the pros at one of our XTERRA University clinics or enjoy the XTERRA Expo.

Kids can get into the fun at the XTERRA Kids Zone.

For the full tour, let’s start from the beginning when the cannon blast signals the start of the XTERRA Pan American / USA Championship race.

More than 300 professional and amateur racers from more than 40 states will take off from Port Ramp Marina all-at-once for a 1500-meter swim (two 750-meter laps) in Pineview Reservoir, where water temps hover near the “wetsuit-required” range (Competitor note: a final determination on if this will be a wetsuit legal or optional swim will not be made until the water temperature is read on race morning, so be prepared). 

Once on the bike racers leave the swim-to-bike transition (T1) and head west towards the Wheeler Canyon trail head for the 28K mountain bike section. (Competitor note: The first 1.5 miles is on Highway 158, a major road. Ride on the shoulder inside the delineators that will be placed to separate racers from traffic.  The Utah Department of Transportation has said we cannot ride in the traffic lanes.  Stay inside the delineators.  We will assess a minimum of a two-minute penalty to riders caught outside of the lane delineators, and should the police handling traffic stop you, your race is done. When pre-riding we encourage you to park and start at Wheeler Canyon trail head to avoid the road).

OK, now to the fun part. It starts with mild, steady climbs on dirt, rock, and root-ridden mountain trails that climb through the magnificent Wheeler slot canyon.  The trail pops out at the Art Nord trailhead where riders cross old Snowbasin road and climb up the East Fork trail, then drop down into some speedy descents to the Middle Fork trail, go across old Snowbasin road one more time and connect with the Wheeler Creek Trail.  Single track dominates this 10-mile stretch and elevation gains from the water at 4,900-feet to about 7,000-feet before a descent on Middle Fork trail shoots you back down.

The Wheeler Creek Trail then meets Sardine Peak trail.  Here riders are in for some more climbing that will take them to the ridgeline, rewarding their efforts with spectacular views of Pineview Reservoir to the right, and Snowbasin to the left.

More wide-open vistas of Ogden Canyon lay ahead before the downhill onto Maples trail speeds riders through a meadow filled with wildflowers and back to the bike-to-run transition at the Snowbasin lodge area where spectators will have the chance to see their friends and family coming in.

SPRINT course bikers stay on Wheeler Creek trail to the junction of Maples trail. Take a left onto Maples trail and in one mile their running shoes will be waiting for them at T2.

The Sprint Bike course is 12.2 miles in length and has an overall elevation gain of approximately 2,300ft. It is not considered a super technical bike course but does have some rocky sections and tight downhill switchbacks.

On to the trail run, the 6.1-mile championship trail run is pure singletrack minus a wide section coming out of transition that takes runners to the start of Green Pond trail.  The 10K single-loop run zigzags its way through aspen groves and fields of wildflowers.  There are a few short, very steep uphill’s and about 700-feet of climbing then descending before the jubilation of finishing in front of loads of spectators, cameramen, and a live band jamming away right on the bricks of the fabulous Snowbasin Resort. Sprint runners break off at mile 1 and continue on their 5.8km (3.6 mile) loop before descending into the finish.

(Competitor Note: Headphones, headsets, earbuds, walkmans, iPods, mp3 players or any personal audio device are not to be carried or worn at any time during the race. Bike or run.  Variable time penalty for infraction).

*Course is subject to change

2019 Race Details

2017 Results at jtltiming.com: 5K / 10K / 21K / Sprint Tri / XTERRA

2016 Results at: 21K // Sprint Tri // XTERRA / Race Report