Date
Sat, 24 Apr 2027
Start
06:30
Venue
Behind the Rocks Trail start/finish, Moab, Utah
Moab, Grand County
Countdown
April
The longest option here: 50 km of dirt road, slickrock and sandy washes in Moab. Under 1,000 m of climbing, so the challenge is distance and soft sand underfoot.
Key facts
01Starts at 6:30, the same time as the marathon
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The course
The route
Moab
Distance50km
Total climb908m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate47.9 km
Weather
Late-April, Moab
19°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
15%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 15% 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
01Caroline Benney04:55:1410.2 km/h
02Anna Stevens04:58:0010.1 km/h
03Sarah Rothluebber05:14:529.5 km/h
37
Finishers
7:00:15
Median time
7.1 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Thelma and Louise Marathon and Half 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 Thelma and Louise Marathon and Half 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 908 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
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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