Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
07:00
Venue
The Patagonia Lumber Company, 295 McKeown Ave, Patagonia, AZ 85624
Patagonia, Santa Cruz County
Countdown
November
The big loop of the Spirit World: 164 km of gravel with nearly 1,950 m of climbing, and a 10-hour limit that keeps you honest on a long day out.
Key facts
0110-hour overall time limit
02Cut-off at mile 68 (13:30), so reach it on time or your day ends there
03Course is lightly marked: upload the GPS route before you start
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The course
The route
Patagonia
Distance164km
Total climb1,948m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate159.1 km
Weather
Early-November, Patagonia
23°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
4%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 4% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Brad Knox3:13:2250.8 km/h
02Benjamin Nicolasen3:13:2250.8 km/h
03Karl Baumgart3:27:3247.4 km/h
263
Finishers
6:41:02
Median time
24.5 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserHeidi Rentz and Zander Ault (The Spirit World)
Websitethespiritworld100.com
Instagram@spiritworld100
Running since2019
Training
Training for the The Spirit World 164 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 Spirit World 164 km plan targets
Typical sessions
164 km with 1,948 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
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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