Date
Sat, 21 Aug 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Camp Ondessonk, Ozark, Illinois
Ozark, Johnson County
Countdown
August
The full 100 miles: a short warm-up loop, then three trips around the same figure-eight. You get 33 hours to run it, and it's a gentle climb for the distance.
Key facts
0133-hour cut-off for the full 100 miles
02Starts with a short ~3-mile loop, then three ~32-mile figure-eights
03Runners only: the course is a trail run, not a ride
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Ozark · one lap
Distance161km
Total climb2,926m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate20.6 km
Weather
Late-August, Ozark
31°CTypical high
20°CTypical low
12°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 31°C and lows around 20°C, but it has dropped to 12°C. Rain on 32% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Raluca Mita26:26:556.1 km/h
02Tracy Denbleyker30:51:245.2 km/h
03Erin Salmon30:59:355.2 km/h
4
Women finishers
1d 6:55:30
Median time
5.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserMicki and Chad Colson
Websiteshawneehills100.com
Instagram@shawneehillstrailraces
Running since2017
Training
Training for the Shawnee Hills Trail Races 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 Shawnee Hills Trail Races 161 km plan targets
Typical sessions
161 km with 2,926 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
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