Events/Pikes Peak Ultra

Pikes Peak Ultra 50 km

Running
Date
Sat, 24 Jul 2027
Start
05:30
Venue
Bear Creek Regional Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, El Paso County
Countdown
July

A proper ultra without the full 50 miles. 50 km and nearly 2,500 m of climbing makes this a solid, hilly day on the trails.

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The course

The route

Colorado Springs
Distance50km
Total climb2,477m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.5 km
Weather

Late-July, Colorado Springs

29°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain

Highs around 29°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 57% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserMad Moose Events
Running since2015
Training

Training for the Pikes Peak Ultra 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.

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What a Pikes Peak Ultra 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,477 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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