Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
09:15
Venue
Lula Lake Land Trust Core Preserve, 5000 Lula Lake Road, Lookout Mountain, Georgia 30750
Lookout Mountain, Walker County
Countdown
October
The 25 mile option is the manageable way into Five Points: one loop through the Lula Lake and Five Points trails, with modest climbing for the distance.
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The course
The route
Lookout Mountain
Distance40km
Total climb823m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate35.1 km
Weather
Late-October, Lookout Mountain
20°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
25%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 25% 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
01Carey Oberholtzer02:27:5916.3 km/h
02Janel Oxford02:45:0314.6 km/h
03Lisa Becht02:53:2213.9 km/h
12
Women finishers
3:21:14
Median time
12.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Five Points 50 MTB Race 40 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 Five Points 50 MTB Race 40 km plan targets
Typical sessions
40 km with 823 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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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