Schedule
2024 Schedule
**Please note: This is the 2024 Event Schedule. The 2025 Event Schedule will be released in the months leading up to Race Weekend. **
Thursday, April 11, 2024
| TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | The Expo & Official Desert RATS Trail Running Festival by UTMB Merchandise Store | Civic Center Park |
| 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Bib Pick-Up at The Expo | Civic Center Park |
| 5:00 PM | Runner Briefing | Civic Center Park |
Friday, April 12, 2024
| TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| 10AM – 6PM | The Expo & Official Desert RATS Trail Running Festival by UTMB Merchandise Store | Civic Center Park |
| 10AM – 6PM | Bib Pick-Up at The Expo | Civic Center Park |
| 12PM | Runner Briefing | Civic Center Park |
| 3PM | Runner Briefing | Civic Center Park |
| 3:45PM – 8PM | 10K Shuttles and Buses | Fruita Monument High School |
| 5PM | 10K Start | Start/Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 6:30PM | 10K Awards Ceremony | Start/Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
Saturday, April 13, 2024
| TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| 3:45AM | 100K and 50K Busing Begins | Fruita Monument High School |
| 4AM | Race Morning Bib Pick-Up | Start/Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 5AM | 100K Race Start | Start/Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 7AM | 50K Race Start | Start/Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 12PM – 7PM | The Expo & Official Desert RATS Trail Running Festival by UTMB Merchandise Store | Civic Center Park |
| 12PM – 6PM | Bib Pick-Up at The Expo | Civic Center Park |
| 4PM | Runner Briefing | Civic Center Park |
| 5PM | Festival Basecamp Party | Civic Center Park |
| 6PM | Awards Ceremony for 100K and 50K | Civic Center Park |
Sunday, April 14, 2024
| TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| 7AM | Half Marathon/21K Busing Begins | Fruita Monument High School |
| 7AM | Half Marathon/21K Race Morning Bib Pick-Up | Start/Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 8:30AM | Half Marathon/21K Race Start | Start/Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 9AM | Kids Race Sign-Up | Start/Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 9:30AM | Free Kids Race | Signup and Start/Finish - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 10:00AM | Pancake Brunch | Finish Line - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
| 11:30AM | Awards Ceremony for Half Marathon/21K | Finish Area - Hawkeye Trailhead off of Mack Exit |
