Date
Sat, 26 Jun 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Silver Star Mountain Resort, Vernon, British Columbia
Silver Star Mountain Resort, Regional District of North Okanagan
Countdown
June
The big one at Silver Star: a 50 km single loop with five aid stations and about 1,600 m of climbing. Properly hilly, but the long day is the real test.
Key facts
01Attridge cut-off is 14:30, so don't dawdle early on
02Finish cut-off is 18:00, 11 hours after the start
03Waiver must be signed and you must be fit to take part
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The course
The route
Silver Star Mountain Resort
Distance50km
Total climb1,591m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate40.0 km
Weather
Late-June, Silver Star Mountain Resort
20°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 44% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Megan Johnston05:40:028.8 km/h
02Julie Van Der Hoop05:49:128.6 km/h
03Amanda Noguchi06:11:118.1 km/h
30
Women finishers
8:08:16
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserBush Babes & Bro's Trail Running
Websitebushbabestrailrunning.com
Instagram@bush_babe_
Running since2017
Training
Training for the Slay the Dragon 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 Slay the Dragon 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,591 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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