The slogan of the Wasatch Run is "One Hundred Miles of Heaven and Hell", and it is known for its challenging terrain.
[1] Wasatch began in 1980 under the leadership of Richard Barnum-Reece as the Wasatch Front 100 and was Utah's first official hundred mile race.
[citation needed] There were more than 300 entrants in 2019 and the race now operates on a lottery system.
[4][5] Geoff Roes holds the men's course record with a finish time of 18:30:55 in 2009.
Bethany Lewis holds the women's course record with a time of 22:21:47, which she set in 2014.