DateExpected
Mid September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
UAF Athletic Field near the Student Recreation Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough
Countdown
September
A trail marathon with a relay option, run since 1963. About 1,000 m of climbing over 42 km is a real hill day, but not a mountain one.
Key facts
01Single mass start, so everyone sets off together
0210-hour finish cut-off
03Under-18s can enter but get no junior age-group award
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The course
The route
Fairbanks
Distance42km
Total climb1,006m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate41.7 km
Weather
Mid-September, Fairbanks
10°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
42%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 42% 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 Equinox Marathon and Relay
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 Equinox Marathon and Relay plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,006 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
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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