Date
Sat, 17 Oct 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
Iron Bridge Cafe, 8436 Aska Rd, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
Blue Ridge, Fannin County
Countdown
October
The full loop of the Blue Ridge trail system: 48 km and nearly 2,400 m of climbing for runners who want a proper day out on the trails.
Key facts
0110-hour overall cutoff, finish by 18:00
02Aid Station 3 closes at 13:00, so keep moving to stay in the race
03Short-course provisions are in place if the full loop is too much
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The course
The route
Blue Ridge
Distance48km
Total climb2,438m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.0 km
Weather
Mid-October, Blue Ridge
22°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
24%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 24% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Sophia Richards06:52:077.0 km/h
02Victoria Paffile06:54:047.0 km/h
03Nicole Wilkerson07:01:596.9 km/h
21
Women finishers
8:48:17
Median time
5.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Blue Ridge Ultra 48 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 Blue Ridge Ultra 48 km plan targets
Typical sessions
48 km with 2,438 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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