Date
Sun, 12 Sept 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Bradbury Mountain State Park, 528 Hallowell Rd, Pownal, Maine
Pownal, Cumberland County
Countdown
September
The Pounder is two laps of the same course, so you know exactly what is coming on lap two. About 1,066 m of climbing over 50 km is moderate, and the clock is the real test.
Key facts
01Two laps
02Five-hour cut-off to finish the first lap
0310-hour overall cut-off
Create a free training plan for the Bradbury Badass Races 50 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
Pownal · one lap
Distance50km
Total climb1,066m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate24.9 km
Weather
Mid-September, Pownal
23°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 3°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
OrganiserTrail Monster Running
Websitetrailmonsterrunning.org
Instagram@trail_monster_running
Running since2011
Training
Training for the Bradbury Badass Races 50 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 Bradbury Badass Races 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,066 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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Get your Bradbury Badass Races 50 km plan.
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