Date
Sat, 3 Apr 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Behind the Rocks Trail, near Moab, Utah
Moab, Grand County
Countdown
April
The middle option at Behind the Rocks: roughly 18 miles of Moab trail with steady but not savage climbing. A solid step up from the short course.
Key facts
01Finish cut-off is 15:00
02Branded 30K, though the 2027 guide lists 18 miles
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The course
The route
Moab
Distance29km
Total climb515m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate29.8 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
01Corinna Pena-Johnson02:35:3811.2 km/h
02Heleene Tambet02:44:4110.6 km/h
03Michelle Smith02:45:4410.5 km/h
65
Women finishers
4:15:57
Median time
6.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Behind the Rocks Ultra 29 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.
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Typical sessions
29 km with 515 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
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Typical sessions
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