Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
07:33
Venue
Start: Memorial Park, Pouch Cove
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland
Countdown
October
A point-to-point run from Pouch Cove to Quidi Vidi Wharf, so you finish somewhere new. At 50 km with almost 2,000 m of climbing, it's a proper day out on the trails.
Key facts
01Checkpoint cut-offs are published, so plan your pacing between aid stations
02Aid stations at roughly 16.5, 31 and 43 km
03Cellphone and whistle are mandatory kit
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The course
The route
Pouch Cove
Distance50km
Total climb1,951m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.0 km
Weather
Late-October, Pouch Cove
9°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
58%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 58% 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
01Elizabeth Macdonald05:28:019.1 km/h
02Hannah Adams06:46:547.4 km/h
03Katheryn Cochrane07:12:006.9 km/h
45
Women finishers
8:49:40
Median time
5.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserECT50 (East Coast Trail Ultra Marathon) crew, with The Outfitters and Train 4 Trails; Race Director Don Clarke.
Websiteeastcoasttrailultra.com
Instagram@eastcoasttrailultra
Running since2014
Training
Training for the ECT 50 Ultra Marathon
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 ECT 50 Ultra Marathon plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,951 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
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