Date
Sat, 10 Apr 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Vilas Park Shelter, Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Dane County
Countdown
April
A 50K run made of five 10K laps of the same counterclockwise loop, so you learn it fast and can pace it. Small field, and it doubles as a road championship.
Key facts
01Course closes at 20:00, so you have 12 hours from the 08:00 start
02USATF membership is not required for the 50K Solo entry
03Five laps of the counterclockwise Arb Loop
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Madison · one lap
Distance50km
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate10.1 km
Weather
Early-April, Madison
12°CTypical high
0°CTypical low
-12°CColdest in 20 years
34%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 0°C, but it has dropped to -12°C. Rain on 34% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Addison Bass04:41:2210.7 km/h
02Marie Walker05:44:138.7 km/h
03Kimmer Lothe05:50:028.6 km/h
9
Women finishers
6:15:16
Median time
8.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserMadCity Ultras Local Organizing Committee (LOC); Nora Bird, Race Director
Websitemadcityultras.com
Instagram@MadCityUltras
Running since2007
Training
Training for the MadCity Ultras 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.
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Typical sessions
50 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
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
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
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