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Dead Horse Ultra 80 km

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Date
Sat, 14 Nov 2026
Start
06:00
Venue
Gemini Bridges Trailhead, Moab, Utah
Moab, Grand County
Countdown
November

The big one at Dead Horse: 80 km (a 50 miler) in a single loop out of Moab, with a 6am start. The climbing is modest for the distance, so this is about patience.

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The course

The route

Moab
Distance80km
Total climb1,492m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate70.1 km
Weather

Mid-November, Moab

11°CTypical high
-1°CTypical low
-10°CColdest in 20 years
12%Days with rain

Highs around 11°C and lows around -1°C, but it has dropped to -10°C. Rain on 12% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Madison Armonda07:59:1010.1 km/h
02Hannah Circenis08:20:339.6 km/h
03Vanessa Van Staden08:27:039.5 km/h
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Women finishers
10:43:24
Median time
7.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserMad Moose Events
Running since2014
Training

Training for the Dead Horse Ultra 80 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 Dead Horse Ultra 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 1,492 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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