Date
Sat, 3 Apr 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Behind the Rocks Trail, near Moab, Utah
Moab, Grand County
Countdown
April
The full 50 miles at Behind the Rocks, with a 06:00 start and only about 1,570 m of climbing. The challenge is the distance, not the hills.
Key facts
01Carry at least 40 oz of water at all times
02Course passes the start/finish at mile 32
03Final cut-off is 20:00
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The course
The route
Moab
Distance80km
Total climb1,573m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate77.9 km
Weather
Early-April, Moab
15°CTypical high
0°CTypical low
-9°CColdest in 20 years
15%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 0°C, but it has dropped to -9°C. Rain on 15% 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
01Kristin Johnson08:40:419.3 km/h
02Emma Tate08:54:399.0 km/h
03Marie Young09:13:538.7 km/h
15
Women finishers
11:23:49
Median time
7.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Behind the Rocks Ultra 80 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 Behind the Rocks Ultra 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 1,573 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
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