Date
Sat, 13 Feb 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Auburn Overlook Park, 855 Pacific Ave, Auburn, CA 95603
Auburn, Placer County
Countdown
February
The long one at FOURmidable: a 5-mile opening loop, then out onto the main course with about 1,800 m of climbing. A proper day on the trails, with a small field of 150.
Key facts
01Aid-station cutoffs apply along the main course
02Starts with a 5-mile loop before the main course
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The course
The route
Auburn
Distance50km
Total climb1,813m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.2 km
Weather
Mid-February, Auburn
15°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
30%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 30% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jennifer Schmidt04:10:2512.0 km/h
02Taylor Nowlin04:37:0510.9 km/h
03Shelbie Christensen04:53:3610.3 km/h
45
Women finishers
6:53:54
Median time
7.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserSingleTrack Running
Websitesingletrackrunning.com
Instagram@singletrackrunning
Running since2013
Training
Training for the FOURmidable 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 FOURmidable 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,813 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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