Date
Sat, 19 Jun 2027
Start
05:00
Venue
Denali Highway, starting at Paxson, Alaska and finishing near Cantwell, Alaska
Alaska
Countdown
June
A 135-mile point-to-point run through Alaska from Paxson toward Cantwell, with a 48-hour clock and a crew behind you. Only 30 runners, and you need real 100-mile form to get in.
Key facts
01Entry needs 3 ultras of 50+ miles in 3 years, including one 100 miler or longer
0248-hour cutoff for the full point-to-point
03Support crew is mandatory; pacers are optional
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The course
The route
Alaska
Distance211km
Total climb2,682m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate208.7 km
Weather
Mid-June, Alaska
20°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
52%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 52% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Sierra Degroff28:57:557.3 km/h
02Marina Lazic31:27:546.7 km/h
03Amy Bukszpan33:05:446.4 km/h
10
Women finishers
1d 10:36:55
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserSpirit Trips, co-directed and co-hosted with Black Wolf Endurance
Websitespirit-trips.com
Instagram@spirit_trips
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Denali 135
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 Denali 135 plan targets
Typical sessions
211 km with 2,682 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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