Events/Columbia Century Challenge
169 km38.6 km

Columbia Century Challenge 39 km

RoadLoop
Date
Sat, 12 Jun 2027
Venue
3 Strand St, St Helens, OR 97051
Saint Helens, Columbia County
Countdown
June

The short, friendly loop at 39 km. A good first sportive or an easy day out, and the way in to a ride that has run since 2016.

Key facts
01Listed as 24 miles on BikeReg, though the route is named "26 Mile Route".
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The course

The route

Saint Helens
Distance39km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate38.1 km
Weather

Mid-June, Saint Helens

18°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain

Highs around 18°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 41% of days.

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

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserCycle Columbia County
Running since2016
Training

Training for the Columbia Century Challenge 39 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 Columbia Century Challenge 39 km plan targets
Typical sessions
39 km
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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