Date
Sat, 13 Mar 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Stagecoach Trails RV Resort & Campground, Julian, California
Julian, San Diego County
Countdown
March
The 50 km out-and-back in Julian, with only 795 m of climbing. It's a gentle way into ultra distance, with a long day and plenty of time to run it.
Key facts
01Finish cut-off is 15:30, so you have 8.5 hours from the 07:00 start
02Out-and-back course, so you return along the same route
Create a free training plan for the Old West Trail Runs 50 km
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The course
The route
Julian
Distance50km
Total climb795m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate48.4 km
Weather
Mid-March, Julian
19°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
23%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 23% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserSecond Wind Trail Running
Websitesecondwindtrailrunning.com
Instagram@swtrailrunning
Running since2014
Training
Training for the Old West Trail Runs 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 Old West Trail Runs 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 795 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
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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