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2026 - Weld Your Mettle Running Festival

Eaton, Colorado, United States View on map
May 30, 2026 – May 31, 2026 (America/Denver local time)
Running

2026 distances

Trail running

50 Mile Relay: 2-9 runners

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, as part of a Relay Team of 2-12 (setup during the registration process) to reach 50 miles with a 14 hour cut off. Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout. If doing a Relay Team, the first team member to sign up will create a Team Name and Password, sharing the link with teammates. Each team mate registers and pays entry fees individually.

May 30, 2026 Ultra 6:00 AM
$145.00
Closed

100K Relay: 2-12 runners

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, as part of a Relay Team of 2-12 (setup during the registration process) to reach 100K with a 24 hour cut off. Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout. If doing a Relay Team, the first team member to sign up will create a Team Name and Password, sharing the link with teammates. Each team mate registers and pays entry fees individually.

May 30, 2026 Ultra 6:00 AM
$150.00
Closed

50k

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, until you reach 50K. Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout. 10 Hour Cutoff.

May 30, 2026 Ultra 6:00 AM
$140.00
Closed

50 Miles

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, until you reach 50 miles. Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout. 14 Hour Cutoff.

May 30, 2026 Ultra 6:00 AM
$150.00
Closed

100K

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, until you reach 100K. Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout. 24 Hour Cutoff.

May 30, 2026 Ultra 6:00 AM
$190.00
Closed

100 Mile

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, until you reach 100 miles with a 36 hour cutoff. Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout.

May 30, 2026 Ultra 6:00 AM
$230.00
Closed

100 Mile Relay: 2-12 runners

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, as part of a Relay Team of 2 - 12 (setup during the registration process) until you reach 100 miles (36 hour cutoff). Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout. If doing a Relay Team, the first team member to sign up will create a Team Name and Password, sharing the link with teammates. Each team mate registers and pays entry fees individually.

May 30, 2026 Ultra 6:00 AM
$150.00
Closed

Running

7K Ruck (4.3 Miles)

The course is a 2 mile out and back completed twice to make the 7k distance. A weighted vest of 35 lbs is required for this event.

May 30, 2026 6.9K 8:00 AM
$65.00
Closed

7k walk or run (4.3 miles)

The course is a 2 mile out and back completed twice to make the 7k distance.

May 30, 2026 6.9K 8:00 AM
$65.00
Closed

14 Mile

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, until you reach 14 miles. Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout. 5 Hour Cutoff.

May 30, 2026 22.5K 8:00 AM
$110.00
Closed

Full Marathon

Run the 4 Mile Loop Route, until you reach 26.2 miles. Breaks to sauna, cold plunge, rest, eat or use the restroom between laps are allowed. You'll have the option to add on the Glamping Tent package at checkout. 8 Hour Cutoff.

May 30, 2026 Marathon 8:00 AM
$120.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on May 30, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 10.6° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 24.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 9.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 24.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
19.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
47.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 30, 2026 (MDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 30, 2026 (MDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 50m

The sun rises at 5:31 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (MDT) in Eaton on May 30, 2026 — 14h 50m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Weld Your Mettle Running Festival

125 finishers across 11 distances · leading places in the 50 Mile Relay: 2-9 runners

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Weld Your Mettle Running Festival
Place Name Time Pace
1 Will Run For Splats 6:24:21 7:41 /mi
2 Splat Catchers 6:52:00 8:14 /mi
3 Running Behind 8:00:30 9:37 /mi
4 Cousins Gone Running 8:11:28 9:50 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Eaton event

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