Events/Cherohala Challenge
99.8 km56.3 km

Cherohala Challenge 56 km

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Date
Sat, 5 Jun 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Vonore Middle School, 414 Hall St., Vonore, Tennessee 37885
Vonore, Monroe County
Countdown
June

The Valley Ride is the friendly way in: one 56 km loop with gentle climbing (about 600 m), easy to ride without a big training block behind you.

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The course

The route

Vonore
Distance56km
Total climb635m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate57.1 km
Weather

Early-June, Vonore

29°CTypical high
18°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain

Highs around 29°C and lows around 18°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 44% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

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Organiser
OrganiserSmoky Mountain Wheelmen
Running since2003
Training

Training for the Cherohala Challenge 56 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.

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What a Cherohala Challenge 56 km plan targets
Typical sessions
56 km with 635 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
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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