Date
Sat, 11 Sept 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Spirit Square, Golden, British Columbia
Golden, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Countdown
September
A 59 km day with 2,300 m of climbing, starting at dawn. It's a real mountain ultra, and the organizer says it shouldn't be your first.
Key facts
01Not recommended as a first ultra, per the organizer
02Mandatory gear is required
03Checkpoint cut-offs apply
Create a free training plan for the Golden Ultra 59 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Golden
Distance59km
Total climb2,300m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate54.5 km
Weather
Mid-September, Golden
14°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
50%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 50% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Alex Cook07:23:568.0 km/h
02Melanie Mclean07:24:558.0 km/h
03Zoe Copp07:51:407.5 km/h
39
Women finishers
10:13:41
Median time
5.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserTransRockies Race Series
Websitegoldenultra.com
Instagram@transrockiesrunning
Running since2015
Training
Training for the Golden Ultra 59 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 Golden Ultra 59 km plan targets
Typical sessions
59 km with 2,300 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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