⏵ Course guide · Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
The Resurrection Pass 50 and 100 mile races send runners point to point along the historic Resurrection Pass Trail between Hope and Cooper Landing on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, low-key and mostly self-supported. I will walk you through what that self-supported format actually means for your race-day plan, then give you pacing and fueling guidance built for carrying your own aid through Alaska backcountry, plus free tools to dial in your own numbers.
These facts come from the official rpultras.com race site. The race does not publish detailed vert, aid, or cutoff numbers, so confirm current logistics directly with the race directors at resurrectionruns@gmail.com before you commit.
Resurrection Pass Trail was originally used by early gold miners to reach mining claims along Turnagain Arm, and today it is a US Forest Service National Recreation Trail running between the Hope and Cooper Landing trailheads.
The 100 Miler starts Friday at 3 PM from the Resurrection Pass Trailhead in Hope. The 50 Miler starts Saturday at 6 AM from the Cooper Landing trailhead. Both races travel the same Resurrection Pass Trail, so runners in each distance experience the same terrain, just from opposite ends and on different clocks.
The race's own description is direct: these are low key, mostly self-supported runs. That is not marketing language you should read past. Build a plan that assumes you are carrying what you need between whatever support exists, confirm current-year logistics with the race directors before you commit, and treat this more like a supported backcountry traverse than a produced 100 miler with aid every few miles.
Without published cutoffs or aid-station splits, your pacing plan has to lean on conservative, self-managed effort rather than chasing a cutoff sheet.
With no published cutoffs, the honest approach is to build your own time budget: know how long you can realistically be on remote trail carrying your own supplies, and set a personal turnaround discipline rather than relying on the race to tell you when you are in trouble. A grade-adjusted pace target for the terrain gives you an honest number to plan around, especially since Alaska backcountry trail rarely runs at flat-ground pace.
⏵ Free tools to pace this course
With a mostly self-supported format, your fueling plan needs to assume you are carrying what you need, not resupplying at frequent, fully-stocked stations.
Aim for roughly 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrate per hour, and carry it. Confirm with the race directors ahead of time exactly what support exists and where, and build your carry weight and resupply strategy around that confirmed information rather than assuming produced-race aid density.
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It is a genuinely remote, mostly self-supported point-to-point on the Resurrection Pass Trail between Hope and Cooper Landing on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. The race's own description calls it "low key, mostly self-supported," which is the biggest difficulty factor: you cannot lean on frequent, fully-stocked aid stations the way you can at a produced 100 miler. Add Alaska backcountry conditions, weather that can change fast, and 50 to 100 miles of point-to-point trail, and this is a race for runners comfortable managing their own logistics, not a beginner-friendly first ultra.
The race does not publish detailed aid station or crew information, and its own site describes the 50 and 100 milers as low-key, mostly self-supported runs. Plan to carry the food, water treatment, and layers you need between whatever support does exist, and treat any aid you find on course as a bonus rather than a plan. Confirm the current year's exact self-support expectations directly with the race directors at resurrectionruns@gmail.com before you build a fueling and gear plan.
Because this is mostly self-supported, build your fueling plan around what you can carry and any resupply points you confirm with the race directors ahead of time, not around expecting produced-race aid stations. Aim for roughly 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrate per hour on the move, and plan hydration and sodium around Alaska's cooler, changeable Kenai Peninsula weather rather than a hot-day plan. Build your per-hour numbers with the free ultra fueling calculator, then adjust for how much you will actually be carrying between whatever support points exist.
The race does not publish cutoff times on its official site. Given the point-to-point format and the self-supported nature of the event, budget generous time and confirm any current-year cutoff or safety deadline directly with the race directors at resurrectionruns@gmail.com before you commit to a start.
Registration opens on UltraSignup each year on April 1 at 6 AM Alaska time. The 100 Miler starts Friday at 3 PM from the Hope trailhead, and the 50 Miler starts Saturday at 6 AM from the Cooper Landing trailhead, so the two distances run on separate start lines on the same trail.
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