DateExpected
Mid September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Clinton State Park, Army Corps of Engineers Shelter 1 / Overlook Park, 798 N 1402 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66049
Lawrence, Douglas County
Countdown
September
The middle distance at The Hawk: two trips round the Big Loop. A proper ultra, with a generous cut-off that gives you room to keep moving.
Key facts
01Two laps of the 25-mile Big Loop
0231-hour cut-off
Create a free training plan for the The Hawk 80 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
Lawrence · one lap
Distance80km
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate33.8 km
Weather
Mid-September, Lawrence
28°CTypical high
16°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
30%Days with rain
Highs around 28°C and lows around 16°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 30% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jenna Terrill11:33:527.0 km/h
02Abigail Kroll11:34:177.0 km/h
03Kasey Linde12:01:086.7 km/h
4
Women finishers
11:47:43
Median time
6.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the The Hawk 80 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 The Hawk 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km
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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