Date
Sun, 11 Apr 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Haycreek Ranch, 36019 S Mt Lemmon Rd, Oracle, Arizona 85623
Oracle, Pinal County
Countdown
April
The shorter day at Desert Peak: 50K built around one steep Mount Lemmon climb and the descent back down. Tough for the distance, with a generous clock.
Key facts
0114.5-hour cut-off, a roomy limit for 50K
02Expect a steep descent as well as the climb, so plan for tired quads
03Results are ranked by age group and sex
Create a free training plan for the Desert Peak Ultra 50 km
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The course
The route
Oracle
Distance50km
Total climb2,438m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate49.0 km
Weather
Mid-April, Oracle
26°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
5%Days with rain
Highs around 26°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 5% 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 Desert Peak Ultra 50 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 Desert Peak Ultra 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,438 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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