DateExpected
Mid January 2028
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Will Rogers State Park, Brentwood/Los Angeles, California → Ray Miller Trail at La Jolla Canyon, Point Mugu State Park, California
Point Mugu State Park, California
Countdown
January
A true point-to-point run across the Santa Monica Mountains, from Will Rogers State Park to Ray Miller Trail. Over 109 km with serious climbing, this is a big day for experienced ultra runners.
Key facts
01Point-to-point: you finish at Ray Miller Trail, not where you start at Will Rogers State Park
02Plan your own transport back, since the course doesn't loop to the start
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The course
The route
Point Mugu State Park
Distance109km
Total climb4,145m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate98.7 km
Weather
Mid-January, Point Mugu State Park
18°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
16%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 16% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2017 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Darcy Piceu13:44:058.0 km/h
02Emily Sullivan15:14:417.2 km/h
03Leslie Howlett15:25:067.1 km/h
35
Women finishers
20:20:30
Median time
5.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2017 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Coyote Backbone Trail Ultra
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 Coyote Backbone Trail Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
109 km with 4,145 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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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