Date
Sat, 21 Aug 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Camp Ondessonk, Ozark, Illinois
Ozark, Johnson County
Countdown
August
One lap of the figure-eight that the longer races repeat. A good way to try the course without signing up for a night out there.
Key facts
0132-hour cut-off, so no need to rush
02One ~32-mile figure-eight loop
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The course
The route
Ozark
Distance50km
Total climb975m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate45.5 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
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserMicki and Chad Colson
Websiteshawneehills100.com
Instagram@shawneehillstrailraces
Running since2017
Training
Training for the Shawnee Hills Trail Races 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 Shawnee Hills Trail Races 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 975 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
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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