Date
Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Start
21:00
Venue
Hitchcock Nature Center, 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa 51542
Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County
Countdown
December
A 50 miler that starts at 9pm, so you run into the dark first and see the sun come up on the laps. Three loops, with plenty of climbing on each.
Key facts
01Night start, so a headlamp is a must
02Three 16.7-mile laps, about 1,500 m of climbing on each
03Final cutoff is Sunday at 15:00
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Honey Creek · one lap
Distance80km
Total climb1,502m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate20.2 km
Weather
Early-December, Honey Creek
3°CTypical high
-6°CTypical low
-25°CColdest in 20 years
11%Days with rain
Highs around 3°C and lows around -6°C, but it has dropped to -25°C. Rain on 11% 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
01Kasey Linde11:20:347.1 km/h
02K'lena Schnack14:27:155.6 km/h
03Angela Salgado15:00:305.4 km/h
8
Women finishers
16:24:08
Median time
4.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserGreater Omaha Area Trail-Runnerz (G.O.A.T.z)
Websitegoatz.org
Instagram@irunwithgoatz
Running since2015
Training
Training for the The Hitchcock Experience 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 Hitchcock Experience 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 1,502 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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