Events/South Ridge Trail Challenge

South Ridge Trail Challenge 53 km

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Date
Sun, 6 Jun 2027
Start
07:30
Venue
South Ridge Drive, near the historic North Park swimming pool, Allison Park, PA 15101
Hampton Township, Allegheny County
Countdown
June

Five laps of one loop make a 50K-ish day you can take on solo or split with a team of up to five. Getting to know the loop is the whole game.

Key facts
01Solo runners must start their final loop by 15:30
02Relay teams need 2 to 5 people and are scored as a team
03Relay teams start at the same time as solo runners
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The course

One lap, on repeat

Hampton Township · one lap
Distance53km
Total climb305m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate10.7 km
Weather

Early-June, Hampton Township

25°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
43%Days with rain

Highs around 25°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 43% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserGCXC Race Timing & Management, PA
Instagram@gcxcpgh
Running since2020
Training

Training for the South Ridge Trail Challenge 53 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 South Ridge Trail Challenge 53 km plan targets
Typical sessions
53 km with 305 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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