Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
08:45
Venue
Kalkaska Airport, Kalkaska, to Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort, Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County
Countdown
November
A point-to-point mountain bike race that has run since 1990 and drew nearly 4,000 riders. You ride from one place to another, in waves, not round and round.
Key facts
01Riders start in waves, released at three-minute intervals
02Non-Pro riders must pass Williamsburg Road by 14:00 or be pulled
03Open race for ages 19 and over
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The course
The route
Traverse City
Distance48km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate45.2 km
Weather
Early-November, Traverse City
9°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 41% 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
01Megan Doerr2:12:49.7821.8 km/h
02Elaine Sheikh2:16:11.6421.3 km/h
03Katie Treston-Torney2:18:46.3220.9 km/h
113
Women finishers
2:45:58
Median time
17.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Iceman Cometh Challenge
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 Iceman Cometh Challenge plan targets
Typical sessions
48 km
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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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