Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Start
18:15
Venue
Snowshoe Mountain Resort / Snowshoe Village, Snowshoe, West Virginia
Snowshoe, Pocahontas County
Countdown
May
A short, friendly evening 5K around Snowshoe Village with very little climbing. An easy way to be part of the festival, whether it's your first trail run or a shakeout.
Key facts
01Carry at least 1 L water, 300 calories and a phone
02All races cut off at 20:00
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The course
The route
Snowshoe
Distance5km
Total climb198m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.2 km
Weather
Late-May, Snowshoe
22°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 57% 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
01Susan Lukens00:33:578.8 km/h
02Lauren Yates00:34:348.7 km/h
03Alyssa Pacheco00:39:597.5 km/h
27
Women finishers
0:47:28
Median time
6.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAthletic Equation, Incorporated
Websitewvtrailfest.com
Instagram@wvtrailfest
Running since2024
Training
Training for the West Virginia Trail Fest 5 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 Virginia Trail Fest 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km with 198 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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