Date
Sat, 12 Dec 2026
Start
07:30
Venue
Cool Staging Area, 7200 Saint Florian Court, Cool, CA 95614
Cool, El Dorado County
Countdown
December
A single 50 km loop with a real sense of purpose. About 1,550 m of climbing is steady work, and the clock keeps you honest on the way to the finish.
Key facts
019.5-hour finish cutoff
02Robie Point cutoff at 14:15
03Hikers welcome; trekking poles allowed
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7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Cool
Distance51km
Total climb1,554m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate48.2 km
Weather
Mid-December, Cool
14°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 38% 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
01Sylvie Abel04:37:5210.9 km/h
02Emily Renner04:52:5910.3 km/h
03Marie VanZandt05:09:169.8 km/h
26
Women finishers
7:32:31
Median time
6.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Doomsday 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 Doomsday 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
51 km with 1,554 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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