Date
Sat, 13 Mar 2027
Start
20:00
Venue
Springbrook Pool Center, 636 Vose Rd, Alcoa, Tennessee 37701
Alcoa, Blount County
Countdown
March
A 50 miler that starts at 8 pm, so you run into the night on a loop you will know by heart. Five laps, little climbing, and the dark is the challenge.
Key facts
01Night start, so bring lighting
0220-hour cut-off
03Minimum age 18 on race day
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Alcoa · one lap
Distance80km
Total climb97m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate16.4 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
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Whitney Blevins10:26:437.7 km/h
02Karen Leduc10:47:407.5 km/h
03Linda Martinez11:18:567.1 km/h
12
Women finishers
13:16:35
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the The Pistol Ultra 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.
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Typical sessions
80 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
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