DateExpected
Late August 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Mount St
Houston, Harris County
Countdown
August
The long one: a single clockwise loop of nearly 50 km with over 2,300 m of climbing. A gated field of 100 keeps it a proper ultra for people who have done this before.
Key facts
01Entry needs a prior trail ultra finish or a Backcountry Rise 20-miler finish (2026 rules)
02Cut-offs at South Coldwater and the finish (2026 course)
032027 entry rules not yet announced, so check before planning
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The course
The route
Mount St
Distance50km
Total climb2,316m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.8 km
Weather
Late-August, Mount St
35°CTypical high
24°CTypical low
19°CColdest in 20 years
52%Days with rain
Highs around 35°C and lows around 24°C, but it has dropped to 19°C. Rain on 52% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Elisabeth Phillips-Jones06:34:477.6 km/h
02Katie Stewart06:35:447.5 km/h
03Alyssa Malley06:42:137.4 km/h
43
Women finishers
8:31:01
Median time
5.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Backcountry Rise 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 Backcountry Rise 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,316 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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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