Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Base of Pass Powderkeg Ski Area, Blairmore, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
Countdown
May
Almost 10 km that is mostly straight up: 1,000 m of climbing, four lift-line ascents stacked into one loop. A short, steep, all-legs day for runners who like it brutal.
Key facts
01Cut-off is 3 hours, so you need to average under 20 minutes per kilometre
02Foot only: you must travel under your own power, no poles-on-wheels or assistance
03Sign the organizer's waiver at check-in; heats may be assigned if entries are high
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The course
The route
Crowsnest Pass
Distance9.8km
Total climb1,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate9.3 km
Weather
Late-May, Crowsnest Pass
15°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
56%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 56% 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
01Alison McPherson01:27:526.7 km/h
02Melissa Kliewer01:35:196.1 km/h
03Maggie Gietz01:35:396.1 km/h
17
Women finishers
2:10:45
Median time
4.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Vertical Vendetta
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 Vertical Vendetta plan targets
Typical sessions
10 km with 1,000 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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