Date
Sat, 24 Jul 2027
Start
04:00
Venue
Pioneer Mountains near Ketchum, Idaho
Idaho
Countdown
July
A full 100 miles on foot in Idaho, starting in the dark at 4 am and running through the night. Over 7,000 m of climbing makes this a serious day and then some.
Key facts
01No qualifying requirement to enter
02Race runs across two days, July 24 to 25
03Start is 04:00 on Saturday
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The course
The route
Idaho
Distance161km
Total climb7,010m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate148.2 km
Weather
Late-July, Idaho
30°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
13%Days with rain
Highs around 30°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 13% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Alex Benjamin28:51:225.6 km/h
02Alina Rice33:06:574.9 km/h
03Katie Hughes33:54:004.7 km/h
11
Women finishers
1d 13:23:54
Median time
4.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Standhope Ultra Challenge 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 Standhope Ultra Challenge 161 km plan targets
Typical sessions
161 km with 7,010 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
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