Date
Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
ADA Trailhead, 33 Old Highway 270 Rd, Mount Ida, Arkansas
Mount Ida, Montgomery County
Countdown
December
The full marathon on Mount Ida runs out to Hickory Nut Vista, turns, and brings you back to where you started. A small field, running since 2008.
Key facts
01Waiver required to enter
02Orange clothing required during hunting season
03No age or licence restriction published
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The course
The route
Mount Ida
Distance42km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate41.0 km
Weather
Early-December, Mount Ida
12°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-12°CColdest in 20 years
28%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -12°C. Rain on 28% 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
OrganiserArkansas Ultra Running Association (AURA); race director Steve Campbell
Websiterunarkansas.com
Running since2008
Training
Training for the LOViT Trail Marathon 42 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 LOViT Trail Marathon 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km
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
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