Date
Fri, 14 May 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Redbank Gorge to Alice Springs Telegraph Station, Alice Springs, NT
Alice Springs
Countdown
May
231 km on foot from Alice Springs, point to point, with no stopping and two and a half days on the clock. This is a serious ultra with a small, committed field.
Key facts
01Needs a finish in an official trail race of 100 km or more in the last 18 months
02Solo runners need a doctor's medical certificate dated within one month of race day
03Non-stop race with a 60-hour cut-off
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The course
The route
Alice Springs
Distance231km
Total climb8,133m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate197.8 km
Weather
Mid-May, Alice Springs
24°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
7%Days with rain
Highs around 24°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 7% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Mathieu Pangrazzi01:21:00:525.1 km/h
02Paul McBride02:05:32:194.3 km/h
03Felicity Pidgeon Fong02:08:55:094.1 km/h
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Finishers
2d 11:04:08
Median time
3.9 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAlice Springs Running and Walking Club
Websitewestmacsmonster.com.au
Instagram@westmacsmonster
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Ekistica 231km Sonder Monster
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 Ekistica 231km Sonder Monster plan targets
Typical sessions
231 km with 8,133 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
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