Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Cannonsburg Ski Hill, 6800 Cannonsburg Rd NE, Belmont, MI 49306
Belmont, Kent County
Countdown
September
A 100-miler that is mostly one hill, climbed 152 times, then four wooded loops to finish. Around 9,000 m of climbing, and you have 36 hours to do it.
Key facts
0136-hour cut-off
02No pacers allowed
03Course is 152 Everesting loops plus four 2-mile wooded trail loops
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Belmont · one lap
Distance161km
Total climb9,144m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
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Weather
Late-September, Belmont
22°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 38% 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
01Jordan Whitehouse31:59:385.0 km/h
02Joshua Vongphrachanh32:05:185.0 km/h
03Michael Bedsun33:15:404.8 km/h
5
Finishers
1d 9:15:40
Median time
4.8 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Midwest Everest 161 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 Midwest Everest 161 km plan targets
Typical sessions
161 km with 9,144 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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