Events/Iron Legs 50 Miler

Iron Legs 50 Miler 82 km

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Date
Sat, 7 Aug 2027
Venue
Paddy’s Flats Group Campground, Kananaskis Country, near Bragg Creek, Alberta
Alberta
Countdown
August

The classic 50 miler, about 82 km with over 3,700 m of climbing. Run it solo or share it with a relay team on the same course.

Key facts
01Solo and relay entries run the same course
02Results are ranked by sex, age group and team size
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The course

The route

Alberta
Distance82km
Total climb3,700m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate74.9 km
Weather

Early-August, Alberta

22°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain

Highs around 22°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 41% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserIron Legs Running Company
Running since2009
Training

Training for the Iron Legs 50 Miler 82 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.

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What a Iron Legs 50 Miler 82 km plan targets
Typical sessions
82 km with 3,700 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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