Date
Sun, 9 May 2027
Start
07:30
Venue
North Fruita Desert Event Lot, Fruita, Colorado
Fruita, Mesa County
Countdown
May
The friendly side of the weekend: a 22 km loop with only 305 m of climbing, so it's quick, runnable and a good first trail half.
Key facts
01Three aid stations on the loop
02No cut-off published
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The course
The route
Fruita
Distance22km
Total climb305m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.7 km
Weather
Early-May, Fruita
21°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
23%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 23% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jessica Roberts02:05:3810.6 km/h
02Maddie Bast02:08:1710.4 km/h
03Chenoa King02:10:4710.2 km/h
56
Women finishers
2:59:20
Median time
7.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Spring Desert Ultra & Half 22 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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Typical sessions
22 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
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