Date
Sat, 18 Sept 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Riverside RV Park, 51010 Range Rd 264, Spruce Grove, Alberta
City of Spruce Grove, Alberta
Countdown
September
The big one: 100 miles on repeating loops with a 33-hour limit, so you run through a full night and well into the next day. Westridge, Island, Homestead and Summit come round again and again.
Key facts
0133-hour overall cut-off
02Published cut-offs on individual loops
03Waiver must be read and agreed to before you enter
Create a free training plan for the River's Edge Ultra 161 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
City of Spruce Grove · one lap
Distance161km
Total climb4,084m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate18.4 km
Weather
Mid-September, City of Spruce Grove
18°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
26%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 26% 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
01Alister Salmon23:49:526.8 km/h
02Michael Graff25:30:016.3 km/h
03Andrew Vandenberg26:57:026.0 km/h
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Finishers
1d 7:32:00
Median time
5.1 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserRiver's Edge Running Series
Websiteriversedgeultra.com
Instagram@riversedgerunningseries
Running since2015
Training
Training for the River's Edge Ultra 161 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 River's Edge Ultra 161 km plan targets
Typical sessions
161 km with 4,084 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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