Date
Sat, 13 Mar 2027
Start
07:55
Venue
Springbrook Pool Center, 636 Vose Rd, Alcoa, Tennessee 37701
Alcoa, Blount County
Countdown
March
Three laps of one flat-ish loop, with 32 hours to finish. A friendly first ultra where you pass your own aid and kit every lap.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18 on race day
0232-hour cut-off, plenty of time for 50 km
033 laps of the 10.35-mile metric loop
Create a free training plan for the The Pistol Ultra 50 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
Alcoa · one lap
Distance50km
Total climb97m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate16.7 km
Weather
Mid-March, Alcoa
16°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-12°CColdest in 20 years
36%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -12°C. Rain on 36% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the The Pistol Ultra 50 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 Pistol Ultra 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 97 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
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
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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Get your The Pistol Ultra 50 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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