DateExpected
Late April 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Promise Land Youth Camp, near Bedford and Big Island, Virginia
Virginia
Countdown
April
A Virginia trail ultra that has run since 2001, with a 5:30 start and climbing that makes the 50K feel a lot bigger than its distance.
Key facts
0110-hour time limit, with intermediate cutoffs along the course
02Five aid stations, two of them passed twice
03Rankings by sex and age group
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The course
The route
Virginia
Distance50km
Total climb2,438m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate52.8 km
Weather
Late-April, Virginia
22°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
31%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 31% 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
01Sawyer Magnett05:22:269.3 km/h
02Isabella Poulos05:26:019.2 km/h
03Ashley Rolewicz Pipkin05:44:458.7 km/h
92
Women finishers
8:06:49
Median time
6.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserExtreme Ultrarunning (race director: Dr. David Horton)
Websiteextremeultrarunning.com
Running since2001
Training
Training for the Promise Land 50K++
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 Promise Land 50K++ plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,438 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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