Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Venue
American Birkebeiner Trailhead, Cable, Wisconsin
Town of Cable, Bayfield County
Countdown
September
The full marathon here is two laps of the same 13.1-mile loop, so you meet every hill twice and know exactly what is coming the second time round.
Key facts
01Two laps of the same loop, so you run the course twice
02Elevation gain of 303 m is per lap, not for the whole race
03Results are ranked by age group, sex and team size
Create a free training plan for the Birkie Trail Run 42 km
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Town of Cable · one lap
Distance42km
Total climb303m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.7 km
Weather
Late-September, Town of Cable
20°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 41% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserAmerican Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF)
Websitebirkie.com
Instagram@americanbirkebeiner
Running since1998
Training
Training for the Birkie Trail Run 42 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 Birkie Trail Run 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 303 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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