Events/Leadville Trail 100 MTB

Leadville Trail 100 MTB

MTB

Date

Sat, 15 Aug 2026

Venue

Leadville, Colorado, USA

Countdown

August

Distance

167km

Total climb

3,600m

The Race Across the Sky. 104 miles of Colorado high country that never drops below 9,200ft and tops out at 12,500ft on the Columbine Mine climb.

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The course

The route

An out-and-back from downtown Leadville: you climb roughly 6,000ft out to the Columbine Mine turn at 12,500ft, then climb the same total again coming home, with the steep, loose Powerline waiting at mile 80.

Weather

Mid-August, Leadville

21°CTypical high

5°CTypical low

-2°CColdest in 20 years

35%Days with rain

Highs around 21°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 35% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Training

Training for the Leadville Trail 100 MTB

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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A long day in thin air

Typical sessions

Around 104 miles and 12,000ft of climbing, mostly on fire road and jeep track

Altitude that can drop your effective power 6 to 18 percent on the upper Columbine climb above 12,000ft

Powerline: a steep, loose, stepped climb that arrives at mile 80 after 7-plus hours, where the day is won or lost

Two crewed aid stations and intermediate cutoffs that pull riders off the pace

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

2x20min sweet spot and low-cadence torque intervals at 50 to 60rpm for the loose steep climbs

Long off-road Z2 rides progressing from 3hr up to a 6-8hr peak, all with real climbing

A 6-8hr Leadville rehearsal with 3,000m of vertical and full race-day fuelling

Hike-a-bike reps to build efficiency for the Columbine Goat Trail

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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