Date
Sun, 23 May 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Silver Towers Camp, 56 Silver Towers Rd, Ripton, VT 05766
Ripton, Addison County
Countdown
May
A big gravel day out of Ripton: 174 km on unmarked roads with no support, so you navigate and fend for yourself from 6am until midnight.
Key facts
01Courses are unmarked, so GPS navigation is required
02Self-supported: no aid provided, carry what you need
03Course closes at midnight
Create a free training plan for the Crazy 8 174 km
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The course
The route
Ripton
Distance174km
Total climb4,419m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate167.9 km
Weather
Late-May, Ripton
21°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
39%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 39% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Crazy 8 174 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 Crazy 8 174 km plan targets
Typical sessions
174 km with 4,419 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
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
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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