The Arizona Trail Race is an unofficial challenge that spans the entire state. Two distance options are available: the Arizona Trail 300, a 300-mile event held yearly since 2006, and the Arizona Trail 800, the complete traverse from Mexico to Utah, first offered in 2010 as the AZTR750. Both routes are run concurrently, and at the same time and place: Border Monument 103 at 6 a.m. MST. A second AZTR 300 grand depart sets off on October 15th.

Just over 40 riders are registered for live tracking at this year’s event, with most starting tomorrow morning, and 16 more AZT300 riders taking off on October 15th. There are many familiar names, but as we know, anything can happen out there between the technical terrain, hike-a-bike, and unexpected weather changes.

With help from race director John Schilling and the participants, we gathered rig details for more than half the field. As always, we’ve included bike and bag details, as well as which GPS/navigation device each rider is using and which route they’ll be tackling. Dig into them all below, and head over to our 2026 Arizona Trail Race Tracker Page for regular updates and race coverage.

Katy Applin

Age 38 / Boise, Idaho (USA)

BIKE: I’ll be riding/hike-a-biking an Esker Japhy set up with an Old Man Mountain Elkhorn rack so that I can use my dropper post. It has a 120mm Fox Stepcast fork, and I just switched it over to fresh 2.4″ Specialized Ground Control tires for this event.
BAGS: A mix of MYOG, Rogue Panda, Revelate Designs, and Old Man Mountain.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: I made the backpack that I’ll be wearing from the start and using for the Grand Canyon Portage. I also made my own front cradle out of a bar riser, zip ties, and a piece of foam. I am bringing a Tarptent in case of rain and a 20-degree quilt because I get cold easily at night. I have several charging blocks to keep my electronics running. The bike can carry 6.5L of water, and I can put an additional 3L in my backpack if needed for particularly hot/dry sections.
GPS DEVICE: Garmin Edge 540
ROUTE: 800.

Tori Berry

Age 49 / Sun City West, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: Pivot Mach 4 SL.
BAGS: Old Man Mountain Elkhorn rack with a Sea to Summit dry bag and a Revelate Designs handlebar roll bag, Rogue Panda Bikepacking Roots edition top tube bag, Salsa frame bag.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura.
ROUTE: 300.

Austin Bray

Age 30 / Tucson, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: 2019 Trek Procaliber Carbon 29″ with a Maxxis Recon EXO 2.4″ on the front, and Vitoria Mezcal XC 2.4″ on the rear.
BAGS: Rhinowalk 2L Top Tube, Blackburn Outpost Elite frame bag, Evoc 4L Race saddlebag, Evoc 5L Handlebar BOA, Revelate Designs Underpackers, Spakct handlebar feed bags.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Nathan Crossover 15L Hydration pack with a 2L bladder, plus two 2L bladders giving me a total capacity of 10L of water. Cnoc 1L Thru bottles with sport caps. Velotoze Glacier Gloves and Frogg Toggs Head Cooling towel to help fight the heat. Most importantly, GGG just added the Qiwiz UL Dualfuel XL alcohol stove so I can have an ultralight way to brew some coffee.
GPS DEVICE: Garmin 540 Solar, Garmin Inreach Mini 2, Far Out, OnX Backcountry.
ROUTE: 300.

Gwen Cameron

Age 38 / Palisade, Colorado (USA)

BIKE: Specialized Epic EVO with SRAM AXS XO1 Transmission and 30T chainring. I’ll run fresh Continental Trinotal 2.4″ front and rear.
BAGS: Tailfin CargoPack, Rogue Panda full-length top tube bag, and Alpine Luddites frame bag (not pictured).
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Ergon grips and SQlab inner bar ends boost the nerd factor. Botched bottle cage adaptor keeps the squeezie bottles within reach. Probably a start line pastry.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura.
ROUTE: 300.

Xavier Chiriboga

Age 44 / Quito (ECUADOR)

BIKE: I’ll be racing on a Canyon Lux with HUNT wheels and a front dynamo hub. I’m running a Continental Trinotal tire up front and a Continental Dubnital in the rear. The dynamo powers my Exposure Lights setup. Fenix HMR50 headlamp.
BAGS: My setup includes a Tailfin top tube bag, a Tailfin rear rack with a dry bag, and a feed bag up front. I’ll also carry a 20L backpack throughout the race. I won’t be shipping it ahead, it’ll stay with me, ready for the sections where I need to carry the bike.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: My Tailfin top tube bag and rear rack, Continental tires, and HUNT wheels are the key pieces of my setup. I’ll also bring a sleeping pad for rest along the route.
GPS DEVICE: COROS Dura.
ROUTE: 800.

Paul Ferucci

Age 58 / Anchorage, Alaska (USA)

BIKE: I’ll be riding the AZTR on my 2025 Pivot Mach 4SL with a 2.4” Maxxis Rekon up front and a 2.4″ Rekon race in the back. 1×12 XO AXS Transmission drivetrain, 28T chainring. Reynolds carbon wheels.
BAGS: Rogue Panda frame bag and Ripsey V2 seat post bag. Revelate Designs mountain feedbag, mag tank, Joey downtube bag, and Pronghorn holster and dry bag up front.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Western Mountaineering 35F down bag, Therm-a-Rest NeoAir X-Lite pad and Tyvek sheet. Everything is similar to my CTR setup in 2025 except more water carrying capacity with the Dragonfly framebag water extender and no tent!
GPS DEVICE: Got rid of the Wahoo Roam over a year ago and am loving the Coros Dura! Plus CalTopo on iPhone.
ROUTE: 300.

Rocky Gingg

Age 37 / Durango, Colorado (USA)

BIKE: Pivot Mach 4 SL.
BAGS: Dispersed frame bag and top tube bag, Oveja Negra Chuckbuckets, and a Bedrock seat bag.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Fresh 2.4” Maxxis Rekons, Fenix lights, USWE Vest, and Oatmeal Creme Pies for days.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura.
ROUTE: 800.

Jason Hanson

Age 54 / Florence, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: Pivot Mach4SL with AXS XX1 Eagle drivetrain with a 32T front chainring, Fox 34 fork, wheels are Reserve with DT Swiss 180 hubs, ceramic bearings, Transfer SL Kashima dropper post.
BAGS: Revelate Designs handlebar bag, feed bags, Revelate Designs 8L seat bag and frame bag, Tailfin top tube bag.
GPS DEVICE: Garmin 1040 Solar.
ROUTE: 300.

Jennifer Hanson

Age 59 / Florence, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: Pivot Mach 4 SL with an AXS XX1 Eagle drivetrain and 30T front chainring, Fox 34 fork, wheels are Reserve with 180 DT Swiss hubs.
BAGS: Revelate Designs handlebar bag, feed bags, frame bag is the Choss, and the Voile seat bag. Restrap top tube bag.
GPS DEVICE: Garmin eTrex 20.
ROUTE: 300.

Caleb Helkenn

Age 33 / Anchorage, Alaska (USA)

BIKE: 2023 Santa Cruz Blur. RockShox SID shock and Fox 34 fork. SRAM XX transmission drivetrain. SQLab bars, inner and outer bar ends. 2.4” Maxxis Ikons. Raceface Vault hubs. A classic soulless full-suspension carbon bike.
BAGS: Homebrew frame bag, Tailfin top tube bag, and Revelate Designs Pronghorn harness on the front. One additional Revelate feebag for snackies. Osprey Stratos 24 on the back for the whole thing.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Trying out the Botched Bikes Dragonfly for the first time, curious to see if it’ll hold 2L of water ok on the Arizona chunk! Fenix BC26 and 28r for lights.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura.
ROUTE: 800.

Josh Johnston

Age 45 / Bend, Oregon (USA)

BIKE: Orbea Oiz 120mm by 120mm full squish.
BAGS: Fork bags for layers and bivy on Tailfin. Gas tank and Jerry can for food. Camelback with puffy layers. Total water carrying capacity of 7L.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: uhm, I have a dropper post.
GPS DEVICE: Wahoo plus a spare Wahoo. Garmin inReach.
ROUTE: 300.

Jake Kern

Age 32 / Boulder, Colorado (USA)

BIKE: I’ll be riding the 300 on my Esker Hayduke, single-speed 32×22, with Maxxis Rekons 2.4″.
BAGS: Dispersed, Jpaks, homemade top tube bag, and a 20L UD pack.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Up to 10L of water carry capacity and motocross gloves for punching cacti.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura.
ROUTE: 300.

Dexter Kopas

Age 30 / Tucson, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: Otso Fenrir Ti. SRAM T-90 mechanical 30×10-52 transmission, with Wolf Tooth chainring, bottom bracket, and Resolve REV2 dropper. Ergon GS2 Evo grips. 2.2″ rubber. Purple accents.
BAGS: South City Stitchworks frame and full-length top tube bags, with Love Handles harness mounted on an Old Man Mountain prototype UL rack.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Some Carbs Fuel high carb powder for the long resupply runouts. Sun sleeves for protection from ol’ Jóhonaaʼéí and the pokey plants. A hunger for Sonoran Desert riding after a summer away.
GPS DEVICE: an old Garmin Edge 530.
ROUTE: 300.

Bransen Lou

Age 28 / Tucson, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: Boltcutter GroovePony with RockShox Ultimate 120/100mm, SRAM GX AXS with a 32T chainring and 10/52T cassette, Roval Control wheels, FastTrak Gridlite 2.35″ tires, FSA bars, dropper stem.
BAGS: Almsthre (saddle bag, 2L bar bag) USWE (Airborne 9L with 2 3L bladders) Rinowalk (2L top tube, 1.7L frame bag, Almsthre straps and pulls on both).
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: A borrowed “mercy bivvy” from AAAron Hardin, a kilo of Blanks watermelon gel powder, 2x 20,000 mAh power banks so I can scroll Instagram reels, Outbound lights to keep the monsters away, Heavy Pedal for all my layers.
GPS DEVICE: Garmin 840 Solar.
ROUTE: 300.

Miles Morris

Age 38 / Crested Butte, Colorado (USA)

BIKE: Hardtail SS MTB.
BAGS: Custom Curiosity Bags frame bag.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Favorite gear will be 32x22T.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura.
ROUTE: 800.

Gnar Nasty

Age 47 / Flagstaff, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: Riding my Revel Metal Wayward Ti frame featuring a fast and lightweight Nobl carbon TR32 wheel set wrapped in Teravail 29 x 2.5″ Ehline & Clifty rubber. Best bars in the biz with Doom custom-made Ti crossbar handlebars to get that posture upright and comfy, purple Paul stem clamp, One Up dropper and flat purple pedals (to keep the steeze), Cane Creek Hellbender bottom bracket (also purp) & bar ends, Wolf Tooth seat clamp (purp), headset (purp), fatty foam grips (purp), and a 32T chainring. I’m going gangster with gearing and pushing a Surly steel 20T cog in the rear. I hated the spinny feeling of the 22T at CTR. Shimano SLX cranks make the revolution complete. Fox Performance 34 keeping it squishy up front.
BAGS: MYOG Frame bag and top tube bag consisting of Gore-Tex camo and black Cordura. Revelate Shrew bag (purple, of course) on the saddle and Pack2Ride feedbags hanging off the bars for keeping the snacks readily available. Old school Osprey Stratos pack will be on my back the entire 800 and used for the big ditch portage.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Always rocking my Kahtoola gaiters to keep the rocks out. Fenix headlamp on the helmet and bike and a handful of rechargeable batteries to light up the night. OR Helium bivy, and 45-degree Sea to Summit down blanket “softened” by a cut-down foam pad for questionable sleep. Shooting for 6-7L water carry capacity.
GPS DEVICE: COROS Dura for navigation and Garmin inReach Mini for tracking.
ROUTE: 800.

John O’Malley

Age 61 / Monument, Colorado (USA)

BIKE: I am most grateful to roaring all the way on a 2018 Salsa Rustler morphed with a set of Bontrager Line Pro 30 wheels. I’m running Maxxis Minion 29 x 2.4″ tires up front and Maxxis Agressor 2.3″ in rear. XT 1×12 soul train at 10-50T with a 30T chainring. Ergon for the Kung fu grip. Huge thanks to the Greenwood Village REI tech shop for the painstaking rebuild.
BAGS: Old Man Mountain Elkhorn, Revelate Designs Mountain feedbags, Jerrycan, a custom Bedrock bags frame pack at the core. Tailfin SFMs.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: OR Alpine Bivy, Nemo UL Tensor pad, Therm-a-Rest OHM bag for sleep system. Fenix lights, an Osprey 24L Stratos for the big beautiful Canyon adventure and plenty of Stars and Stripes for inspiration.
GPS DEVICE: Garmin InReach 66I.
ROUTE: 800.

Scott Petrie

Age 40 / Vantramp (USA)

BIKE: Full SSuSSpenSSion. 130 front/115 rear. 30×21.
BAGS: DIY framebag, Bags Made By Bears feeders, misc others.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Carrying my canyon bag from the start. Still deciding on sleep setup. Dynamo for lights and charging.
GPS DEVICE: The one with the epic battery life.
ROUTE: 800.

Dean Plaskon

Age 26 / Berkeley, California (USA)

BIKE: Steel Chumba Sendero. 120mm Fox 34 fork, I just serviced and changed the travel so hopefully I did it correct. My (t)rusty Brooks C17 saddle. 29 x 2.4″ Maxxis Rekon tires on DT Swiss XR1700 wheels. SRAM X01 mechanical drivetrain with a 30T chainring.
BAGS: All bags sourced from marketplace or craigslist. DIY bag holder on the mica rattail rear rack (bent bottle cage + voile strap). Goodwill pencil case strapped to down tube as tool roll.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Red Fiskars safety scissors I thrifted for a dime. A 3p tent footprint as my shelter. My unpoppable sleeping pad paired with a 15° Katabatic quilt. An old pack and a lot of Voile straps for the bike carry.
GPS DEVICE: Garmin 840 solar.
ROUTE: 800.

Arjuna Rogers

Age 27 / Oakland, California (USA)

BIKE: Transition Spur.
BAGS: Dispersed all the way. They do it best.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: I’m really excited to put this Madrone Jab derailleur through its paces on this monster of a ride. I’m also forever stoked on my Cane Creek eeWings and Light Bicycle wheelset.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura
ROUTE: 800.

Liz Ryen

Age 43 / Leavenworth, Washington (USA)

BIKE: My trusty, well traveled (clapped out) Niner Air 9. I up sized the brakes and rotors, downsized to a 28T chainring for better loaded climbing, and have brand new Maxxis tires to get me through the pokey chunky stuff.
BAGS: Tailfin bar bag, Revelate Designs Shrew on the seatpost, and a Revelate downtube bag for tools and extra batteries. I’ll have a Gregory 24L pack for the canyon portage.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: My 20° Therm-a-Rest bag because I hate being cold, 7L of water capacity, and a MSR Hubba tent fly/footprint because I hate bivys.
GPS DEVICE: I’m using a Garmin Solar Edge.
ROUTE: 800.

Alex Schultz

Age 33 / Tucson, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: Revel Ranger V3.
BAGS: San Util/Old Man Mountain Axle Pack system.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Ditching the extra gear this year. No sleeping bag! Excited for San Util Saguaro Pack. Manitou Mattoc 130mm fork. Raceface Era SL 165mm crank.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura
ROUTE: 800.

Kai Selwa

Age 29 / Couchsurfing (USA)

BIKE: 2021(?) Transition Spur, X01 Eagle, majorly stock.
BAGS: top tube and frame bag are homemade, cheap stem bags, 20L ski touring pack.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: The frame bag isn’t actually done, I had to duct tape it in place for this photo. Using this race as an excuse to buy a functioning cell phone, too!
GPS DEVICE: Garmin Edge 530.
ROUTE: 300.

Jeff Stein

Age 55 / Winterville, North Carolina (USA)

BIKE: I’ll be riding the 300 on my MONE’ Hijole’. Pike Ultimate fork, SRAMano drivetrain (XO1 AXS derailleur, POD shifter, XTR cassette, and XTR chain) 1×12 with 28T E13, E13 LG1r carbon cranks, Atlas pedals, HIFI carbon wheels and HIFI hubs, Vittoria 2.4″ Barzo/Mezcal tires with XC insert, i9 A318, ODDity Ti bars, OneUp V3 dropper, Ergon SMC sport gel, Wolf Tooth clamp and bits.
BAGS: Joey at Venture Handmade produced a custom frame bag, Delta handlebar bag, Cache TT bag, Bravo seat bag, and a small Wingman pouch. I just added a Rogue Panda Bottle Bucket and Snack Sack.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: EE Enigma 20° quilt, NeoAir Xlite pad, EE hoodie, Borah ultralight bivy/tarp, Fenix BC26R/HM65R lights.
GPS DEVICE: I’ll be using a Garmin 840 solar for navigation.
ROUTE: 300.

Kimball Stewart

Age 34 / Flagstaff, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: I’ll be racing the AZT on my 2021 Kona Hei Hei. I have 2.4” Maxxis tires front and rear with a hardy DT Swiss XM481 rear wheel. I’m running a 26T oval RaceFace chainring to maximize pedaling.
BAGS: Apart from the Bedrock Moab handlebar bag I’m using exclusively Rogue Panda products. The Ripsey V2 seat bag is dropper-compatible and perfect for full sus bikes. Shout out to Kai for being the best sewist in town!
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: The Fenix BC26R light (mounted to my helmet) is my favorite illuminator. I’m bringing five extra 5000mAh batteries.
GPS DEVICE: Garmin Edge Explore 2.
ROUTE: 800.

Sinuous Hypnotic Trance

Age 45 / Boise, Idaho (USA)

BIKE: Nothing against the bike industry, but your local trail crew, trail alliance, or trail association needs advertising more than they do. Please support your local organizations that build and maintain the trails you use. Public land is a national treasure.
BAGS: Dispersed, Revelate Designs, and Rogue Panda.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Full Squish. I felt like I lost a boxing match after touring the 300 on a hardtail.
GPS DEVICE: I use a mixed cocktail of nav apps on my phone, with the primary one being MapOut. This method has worked for me all over the world. I won’t be in first place. Stopping to look once in a while will be a welcome break.
ROUTE: 800.

Eddie Urcadez

Age 63 / Tucson, Arizona (USA)

BIKE: I’ll be riding the AZTR300 on my Niner One Nine RDO SS. 32/22T gearing, Maxxis tires front and rear.
BAGS: Custom Rogue Panda Design Frame bag. Colorado on one side and Arizona on the other. Rogue Panda downtube bag. Revelate Designs top tube bag, two feedbags, and a Pronghorn on the handlebars. Oveja Negra Gearjammer Seat bag.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Sierra Designs bivy and quilt and a Big Agnes Air Mat. Fenix Handlebar light and Outbound Light on helmet.
GPS DEVICE: I’m using a Wahoo Element Roam to navigate.
ROUTE: 300.

Levi Walls

Age 37 / San Angelo, Texas (USA)

BIKE: Yeti SB 115 with 130mm travel in the front, 115mm in the rear. 30T chainring with 10-52T cassette.
BAGS: Hodgepodge of bags from Rogue Panda, Bedrock, and JPaks.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Ti Vargo BOT, Enlightened Equipment 30 degree quilt, and still debating between my MSR carbon 1 person tent or Helium Bivy. Mailing trekking poles and trail runners up north for the Grand Canyon and Mt. Humphreys.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura.
ROUTE: 800.

Geoffrey Wong

Age 36 / Costa Mesa, California (USA)

BIKE: Buena Onda Single-Speed 32x23T, SID Ultimate 120mm, Maxxis Rekon 2.4”.
BAGS: Always Alpine Camo. Witslingers Top tube and Framebag. Skingrowsback handlebar, JPaks dry bag.
GEAR HIGHLIGHTS: Yama Gear bug bivy, 30 degree vesper Therm-a-Rest, Zpacks pocket tarp, Nemo sleeping pad. Doom gremlin bell. Mini boombox to keep the stoke going. “Aero garbaruk chainring”. Eye drops. Gum. Coke. Vans shoes.
GPS DEVICE: Coros Dura all the way.
ROUTE: 800.

Check out the 2026 Arizona Trail Race Tracker page to follow along on the live tracking map, and stay tuned in for more event coverage. Find it here.

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