Date
Sat, 26 Jun 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Crowsnest Pass Gazebo Park, Blairmore, AB
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
Countdown
June
A short but savage mountain loop: 33.5 km with 2,900 m of climbing means steep, sustained effort, and you'll be on your feet for hours.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18 on race day
0212-hour cut-off, with course closure at 19:00
033 aid stations on the loop, so plan your fuelling between them
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The course
The route
Crowsnest Pass
Distance34km
Total climb2,900m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate31.8 km
Weather
Late-June, Crowsnest Pass
19°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
45%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 45% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Emma Cook-Clarke04:52:046.9 km/h
02Elise Poncet04:56:256.8 km/h
03Karina Carsolio05:10:276.5 km/h
122
Women finishers
8:48:52
Median time
3.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Minotaur SkyRace
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 Minotaur SkyRace plan targets
Typical sessions
34 km with 2,900 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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