Date
Sat, 16 Jan 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Pashubee Trailhead, near Big Cedar, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Countdown
January
The long one of the Ouachita Switchbacks: 50 km out and back on trail, with a gentle 1,450 m of climbing. A runner's day, not a mountain epic.
Key facts
01Early-start option exists for the 50 km (time not yet set in the listing)
Create a free training plan for the Ouachita Switchbacks 50 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Oklahoma
Distance50km
Total climb1,452m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.5 km
Weather
Mid-January, Oklahoma
10°CTypical high
-2°CTypical low
-16°CColdest in 20 years
13%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around -2°C, but it has dropped to -16°C. Rain on 13% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Ann Hollis08:02:066.2 km/h
02Angela Lindsey08:05:366.2 km/h
03Renita Kallevig08:22:296.0 km/h
8
Women finishers
8:49:12
Median time
5.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Ouachita Switchbacks 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 Ouachita Switchbacks 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,452 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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