Date
Sat, 1 May 2027
Start
05:30
Venue
Grayson Highlands State Park, 829 Grayson Highland Ln, Mouth of Wilson, VA
Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County
Countdown
May
The long one at Grayson Highlands: 80 km in a single loop, with a 5:30 start and a full 16 hours to get round. Runners who like a proper day out will find it.
Key facts
0116-hour cutoff for the full single loop
02Starts at 5:30, so expect to set off in the early morning
03Field is small (about 125 runners last time)
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The course
The route
Mouth of Wilson
Distance80km
Total climb2,286m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate75.5 km
Weather
Early-May, Mouth of Wilson
21°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 40% 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 Grayson Highlands 80 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 Grayson Highlands 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 2,286 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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