Date
Sat, 14 Aug 2027
Venue
Zenith Park Pavilion, Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Cloudcroft, Otero County
Countdown
August
The big one at Cloudcroft: 53 km out and back along the Rim Trail, with a loop tacked on at the turnaround. A proper day on the trail for runners.
Key facts
01Intermediate cut-offs near miles 13, 20, 26 and 30
02Out-and-back on Rim Trail (T105) with a loop at the turnaround
03Ranked by sex and age group
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The course
The route
Cloudcroft
Distance53km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate50.8 km
Weather
Mid-August, Cloudcroft
30°CTypical high
17°CTypical low
11°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 30°C and lows around 17°C, but it has dropped to 11°C. Rain on 46% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Sari Stolp06:22:398.3 km/h
02Joy Galbraith06:56:437.6 km/h
03Bailey Dolloff07:03:187.5 km/h
32
Women finishers
8:43:22
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserWanderlust Running LLC (Shane Asbury, owner and race director)
Websitewanderlust.run
Instagram@wanderlustrunningunlimited
Running since2018
Training
Training for the Cloudcroft Ultra 53 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.
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53 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
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Typical sessions
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