Events/Tour the Trace

Tour the Trace

RoadPoint to point
DateExpected
Mid November 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Natchez Trace Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi
Mississippi
Countdown
November

A four-day stage race along the Natchez Trace, 715 km point to point. The climbing is gentle (3,444 m total), so this one is about steady pace and consistency day after day.

Key facts
01Four timed stages, Friday to Monday, with cumulative time deciding overall standings
02Individual time trial starts at one-minute intervals
03You must hold a 17 mph average pace
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The course

The route

Mississippi
Distance715km
Total climb3,444m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate703.1 km
Weather

Mid-November, Mississippi

18°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-9°CColdest in 20 years
25%Days with rain

Highs around 18°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -9°C. Rain on 25% 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
OrganiserThomas Walls (Tour the Trace management)
Running since2020
Training

Training for the Tour the Trace

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.

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What a Tour the Trace plan targets
Typical sessions
715 km with 3,444 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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