DateExpected
Early October 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Upper McKenzie Community Center, Blue River, Oregon
Blue River, Lane County
Countdown
October
The big day: a point-to-point 50k that starts with a shuttle into the hills and heads back to town, with serious climbing and a 6-mile detour out to East Fork.
Key facts
01Shuttle to Olallie North Trailhead before the gun start
02Cutoff 14:00 at mile 17.3 and 15:30 at mile 22.3
03Finish cutoff is 18:00 at the community center
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The course
The route
Blue River
Distance50km
Total climb2,438m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate48.8 km
Weather
Early-October, Blue River
17°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 32% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Rainbow Ridge 20k/50k 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 Rainbow Ridge 20k/50k 50 km 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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