DateExpected
Late September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Crested Butte Community School, 818 Red Lady Avenue, Crested Butte, Colorado
Crested Butte, Gunnison County
Countdown
September
The gentle way into the Crested Butte Ultra: 35 km with under 700 m of climbing. A friendly first step up from a marathon-ish day on trail.
Key facts
01Aid stations are cupless, so bring your own cup or bottle
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The course
The route
Crested Butte
Distance35km
Total climb695m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate33.0 km
Weather
Late-September, Crested Butte
15°CTypical high
0°CTypical low
-10°CColdest in 20 years
24%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 0°C, but it has dropped to -10°C. Rain on 24% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Heidi Wendt03:25:5610.2 km/h
02Whitney Dawson03:27:0510.1 km/h
03Rosy Southwell03:28:3810.1 km/h
79
Women finishers
5:00:12
Median time
7.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Crested Butte Ultra 35 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 Crested Butte Ultra 35 km plan targets
Typical sessions
35 km with 695 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
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
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