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Moab 240 stopped because extreme weather made the course unsafe
Organizers stopped the 2026 Moab 240 on Sunday because severe weather made parts of the course unsafe.
The race takes place near Moab, Utah, and sends runners about 240 miles through desert, canyons and mountain ranges.
Heavy rain caused a creek to rise, leaving runners and volunteers stranded overnight near the Bridger Jack aid station until they were evacuated Sunday.
High winds, falling trees, flooding and cold temperatures added to the danger, and worse weather was expected.
Runners were told to stop at the next aid station and wait for crews or shuttles to collect them.
California’s Aaron Kubala was leading with about 35 miles left, and Ashley Paulson was leading the women’s race.
Neither they nor any other runner officially finished before the cancellation.
Organizers said safety was their priority; the sources do not say whether the race will be rescheduled.
Organizers stopped the 2026 Moab 240 on Sunday after extreme weather made parts of the course unsafe.
Heavy rain, flooding, high winds and freezing temperatures threatened runners, crews and volunteers.
About 70 runners and volunteers spent the night at the Bridger Jack aid station after flooding made its access road impassable.
Officials and race staff evacuated everyone stranded near Bridger Jack by about 12:45 p.m. local time on Sunday.
California’s Aaron Kubala was leading with roughly 35 miles left, and no runner had officially finished before the cancellation.
- Who
- Organizers of the Moab 240 stopped the race, affecting runners, crews and volunteers.
- What
- The 2026 race was cancelled before runners completed the course because weather made it unsafe.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026. The race had started Friday morning.
- Where
- The course through the mountains and desert outside Moab, Utah.
- Why
- Heavy rain, flooding, high winds and freezing temperatures made parts of the course unsafe, with conditions expected to worsen.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The weather has become too dangerous to continue safely—we’ve received reports of aid station structures blowing away, trees falling, wind, rain, freezing temps—and we’re expecting conditions to get worse tonight.
After a lot of careful discussion, we’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to call the Moab 240
We are so, so sorry
The 2026 Moab 240 began in Moab.
Heavy rain raised Cottonwood Creek to unsafe levels, and about 70 runners and volunteers spent the night at Bridger Jack after the access road became impassable.
San Juan County officials and race staff worked to evacuate those stranded near Bridger Jack.
Everyone stranded near Bridger Jack had been safely evacuated.
Organizers stopped the entire race and told runners to shelter at the next aid station until crews or shuttles could collect them.
- Race distance
- Roughly 240 miles
- Race location
- Moab, Utah, and surrounding mountains and desert
- Runners and volunteers at Bridger Jack
- About 70
- Evacuation completed
- About 12:45 p.m. local time on Sunday
- Aaron Kubala
- Leading with roughly 35 miles remaining
- Scheduled race duration
- 113 hours
Sources
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