Date
Sat, 1 May 2027
Start
09:20
Venue
Mills County Fairgrounds, Malvern, Iowa
Malvern, Mills County
Countdown
May
The half-distance option: 50 km of gravel out of Malvern, starting 20 minutes after the 100 km riders. A good way into gravel racing.
Key facts
0110 mph average cut-off applies, even on the shorter loop
02Mass start at its own time, separate from the 100 km
03Results are split by sex and age group
Create a free training plan for the Loess Hills Enduro 50 km
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The course
The route
Malvern
Distance50km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate54.2 km
Weather
Early-May, Malvern
21°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -5°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
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserHarvest Racing (presented by Harvest Racing USA Cycling; Malvern City Hall is the published contact)
Websiteloesshillsenduro.com
Instagram@loesshillsenduro
Running since2015
Training
Training for the Loess Hills Enduro 50 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 Loess Hills Enduro 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 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
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
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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