Date
Sat, 13 Mar 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Signal Knob parking lot, Fort Valley, Virginia
Waterlick, Warren County
Countdown
March
A single 49 km loop out of the Signal Knob lot, running since 2006 and still small, with just 46 runners. About 1,950 m of climbing makes it a proper day out.
Key facts
01Reach the 21.8-mile Elizabeth Furnace aid station by 14:30 or you're asked to stop
02Only two aid stations, at 10.3 and 21.8 miles, so plan your fuel between them
03Entry form requires you to attest you're fit and trained, and cover your own medical costs
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The course
The route
Waterlick
Distance49km
Total climb1,950m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.0 km
Weather
Mid-March, Waterlick
12°CTypical high
-1°CTypical low
-20°CColdest in 20 years
27%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around -1°C, but it has dropped to -20°C. Rain on 27% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Laura Bennett6:49432.0 km/h
02Steph Hill6:56424.8 km/h
03Magali Hoebeeck7:15406.2 km/h
19
Women finishers
0:08:13
Median time
358.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Elizabeth Furnace 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 Elizabeth Furnace 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
49 km with 1,950 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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