2026 Canyons 100K Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

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Finn Melanson

Wilderness, Sports, Trail Running, Ultramarathon, Ultra Running, Running, News, Sports News, Mountain Running, Ultrarunning

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and Leah Yingling provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the competition at the 2026 Canyons 100K. Partners: Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next orderNorda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever madeRaide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains Janji - premium trail running apparelMomentous - use code SINGLETRACK for...

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0:00.0	All right, we are back.
0:01.4	This is the 2026 Canyons 100K preview.
0:05.3	We'll also talk a little bit at the end around the 50K and 100-mile races as well.
0:10.1	But joined here by friends, colleagues, Brett Hornigley, Yingling.
0:15.1	Brett, how are you doing tonight?
0:17.7	Finn, you missed the beige memo.
0:20.2	Yeah, come on.
0:23.9	Oh, we're doing good.
0:26.1	I love these preview episodes because it really forces me to take like a real deep dive into, you know, everything about the race.
0:33.7	And it always reignites the fire and like the excitement in me as a fan so I'm excited to
0:40.2	talk about it how about you lea yeah I'm good over here I really wish I could be out at canyons this
0:46.6	year it's such a fun one to spectate and be a part of but yeah I'm going to be on the east coast
0:52.4	in Pennsylvania running my own little
0:54.6	50K at my hometown.
0:56.1	So excited for that.
0:57.7	Okay.
0:58.3	I have a question for, it could be for either one of you.
1:01.1	I was trying to think about canyons two years ago.
1:06.1	And correct me if I'm wrong.
1:08.4	And I know that high carb fueling has existed for like a really long time
1:12.7	and it predates that year's cany. But I for whatever reason to remember that canyons as the
1:17.8	event that sort of made it mainstream in our sport. And like the public consciousness around it
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