Events/WC-50 Ultra Trail Marathon
80.5 km50 km

WC-50 Ultra Trail Marathon 50 km

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Date
Sat, 2 Oct 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Ridge Pavilion, U.S
Park Township, Ottawa County
Countdown
October

The shorter option on the same day: three laps of a 10-mile loop, with a 6am start that begins by headlamp. A friendly way into ultra distance.

Key facts
01Headlamp required at the start, carry it until after sunrise (about 7:30 a.m.)
02Course closes at 18:45, so you have 12h45 for three laps
03Sign the Whitewater Center Assumption of Risk Agreement
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The course

One lap, on repeat

Park Township · one lap
Distance50km
Total climb349m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate22.4 km
Weather

Early-October, Park Township

19°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain

Highs around 19°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 40% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserU.S. National Whitewater Center, Inc.
Instagram@usnwc
Running since2013
Training

Training for the WC-50 Ultra Trail Marathon 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.

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What a WC-50 Ultra Trail Marathon 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 349 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
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One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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