Date
Sun, 16 May 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Larapinta Trail, Tjoritja/West MacDonnell National Park, Alice Springs, NT
Alice Springs
Countdown
May
The friendly way into the Monster: 25 km point to point with gentle climbing (664 m) and no qualifier needed. It is the biggest field of the weekend, and part of your entry goes to the RFDS.
Key facts
01No qualifying run needed; minimum age 14, parental consent under 18
029-hour cutoff
03No podium; $100 of each entry goes to the RFDS
Create a free training plan for the West Macs Monster 25 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Alice Springs
Distance25km
Total climb664m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate24.6 km
Weather
Mid-May, Alice Springs
23°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
7%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 7% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Renee Heimgartner02:50:468.8 km/h
02Jorja Davis02:54:408.6 km/h
03Sarah Thorne03:03:468.2 km/h
127
Women finishers
4:27:02
Median time
5.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAlice Springs Running and Walking Club
Websitewestmacsmonster.com.au
Instagram@westmacsmonster
Running since2019
Training
Training for the West Macs Monster 25 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 West Macs Monster 25 km plan targets
Typical sessions
25 km with 664 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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