DateExpected
Early October 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Merit Academy, 600 E
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
Countdown
October
A 50 km trail loop that starts and finishes at the same school, with a long day on your feet and only a modest 1,261 m of climbing to deal with.
Key facts
01Aid-station cut-offs at 11:30 and 13:30 (based on the 2026 race)
02Course closes at 18:00 (based on 2026), so 10.5 hours to finish
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The course
The route
Salt Lake City
Distance50km
Total climb1,261m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.0 km
Weather
Early-October, Salt Lake City
21°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
26%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 26% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Alexis Eldridge04:57:0310.1 km/h
02Brianne Steed05:37:278.9 km/h
03Kristen Arendt05:37:278.9 km/h
24
Women finishers
7:41:01
Median time
6.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Above the Clouds Ultra 50 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Above the Clouds Ultra 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,261 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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