Events/Sage Burner Trail Race

Sage Burner Trail Race 50 km

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DateExpected
Early October 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, Gunnison, Colorado
Gunnison, Colorado
Countdown
October

The long one at Sage Burner: 50 km around Gunnison with a fair bit of up (1,829 m), but spread out enough to be a proper first ultra for a runner with trail miles in the legs.

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The course

The route

Gunnison
Distance50km
Total climb1,829m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate43.7 km
Weather

Early-October, Gunnison

17°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-9°CColdest in 20 years
24%Days with rain

Highs around 17°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -9°C. Rain on 24% 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
01Sidney Andrew05:06:369.8 km/h
02Jessica Roberts05:11:029.6 km/h
03Christine Geier06:06:218.2 km/h
13
Women finishers
6:30:32
Median time
7.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserOne Love Endurance Events
Running since2008
Training

Training for the Sage Burner Trail Race 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 Sage Burner Trail Race 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,829 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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