Events/Grayson Highlands

Grayson Highlands 25 km

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Date
Sun, 2 May 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Grayson Highlands State Park, 829 Grayson Highland Ln, Mouth of Wilson, VA
Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County
Countdown
May

A friendly step up from a half marathon: 25 km in one loop with modest climbing (700 m) and six hours to finish. A good first taste of trail racing.

Key facts
016-hour cutoff
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The course

The route

Mouth of Wilson
Distance25km
Total climb701m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate24.0 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
OrganiserRun Bum Tours, LLC
Instagram@runbumraces
Running since2015
Training

Training for the Grayson Highlands 25 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.

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What a Grayson Highlands 25 km plan targets
Typical sessions
25 km with 701 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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