Date
Sat, 6 Mar 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Cool Fire Station, 7200 Florian Court, Cool, CA 95614
Cool, El Dorado County
Countdown
March
A trail 50K that has run since 1990, with a mass start at 8:00 and hard cutoffs all day. Climbing is modest for the distance, so the clock is the real test.
Key facts
01Firm cutoffs at mile 8 and mile 20.5, miss one and your race ends
02Finish cutoff is 4:30 PM, about 8.5 hours after the start
03Mass start at 8:00, so expect to share the trail early
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The course
The route
Cool
Distance51km
Total climb1,463m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.8 km
Weather
Early-March, Cool
15°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
39%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 39% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2023 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Katherine Short04:03:2212.5 km/h
02Leah Yingling04:04:1312.4 km/h
03Katie Asmuth04:07:1012.3 km/h
149
Women finishers
6:52:36
Median time
7.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2023 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Way Too Cool 50K 50 km
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51 km with 1,463 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
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Long runs that build time on your feet
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