Date
Sat, 11 Sept 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Mt
Mt
Countdown
September
The full ultra of the weekend: 50 km and over 2,100 m of climbing, with five aid stations to break up the day. A proper step up from the 25K.
Key facts
0110-hour cut-off
02Aid-station cut-offs apply, so keep moving
035 aid stations on course
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The course
The route
Mt
Distance50km
Total climb2,134m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate43.2 km
Weather
Mid-September, Mt
24°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
26%Days with rain
Highs around 24°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 26% 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
01Laura Liedle05:39:218.8 km/h
02Charlotte Saunders05:52:398.5 km/h
03Tanya Buchanan07:50:516.4 km/h
7
Women finishers
8:29:43
Median time
5.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserJakob Herrmann and Jose Llanos
Websitemountdisappointmentrace.com
Instagram@mountdisappointmentrace
Running since2005
Training
Training for the Mt. Disappointment Mountain Race 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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Mt. Disappointment Mountain Race 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,134 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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