Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Little Pine State Park, Waterville, Pennsylvania
Waterville, Lycoming County
Countdown
September
A 50K trail ultra run as one big loop, so you finish where you started. About 2,300 m of climbing keeps it honest, and the field is small enough to know your neighbours.
Key facts
01Single circular loop, no out-and-back
0211-hour cut-off to finish
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The course
The route
Waterville
Distance50km
Total climb2,286m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.0 km
Weather
Late-September, Waterville
22°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
36%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 36% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Ashlyn Boob07:15:166.9 km/h
02Marissa Kovach07:31:046.7 km/h
03Rhoda Smoker07:40:386.5 km/h
15
Women finishers
9:51:36
Median time
5.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Running since2026
Training
Training for the Mountain Man Ultra
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 Mountain Man Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,286 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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