DateExpected
Early September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Badger Creek State Recreation Area, near Van Meter, Iowa
Iowa
Countdown
September
One big 100k loop with no repeats and no short laps to break it up. Start before dawn and you have 18 hours to bring it home.
Key facts
0118-hour cutoff for the 100k loop
02Minimum age 18 unless the race director approves and an adult accompanies
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The course
The route
Iowa
Distance100km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate97.5 km
Weather
Early-September, Iowa
26°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 26°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 32% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserBrad Dains (race director)
Websiteboonevillebackroads.com
Instagram@booneville_backroads_ultra
Running since2014
Training
Training for the Booneville Backroads Ultra 100 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 Booneville Backroads Ultra 100 km plan targets
Typical sessions
100 km
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
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