Date
Sat, 10 Apr 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Ruby Rider Ranch, Main St, Apple Valley, Utah 84737
Apple Valley, Washington County
Countdown
April
The big one: 156 km on foot through the Utah desert with a day and a half to do it, and a fixed-rope descent waiting in the dark on Flying Monkey.
Key facts
0136-hour time limit
02Fixed-rope descent on Flying Monkey Trail comes in the dark
03Headlamp, hydration system and offline course-map device are mandatory
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The course
The route
Apple Valley
Distance156km
Total climb3,195m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate131.7 km
Weather
Early-April, Apple Valley
20°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
12%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 12% 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
01Lydia Oldham22:29:566.9 km/h
02Natalie McPhillips23:44:366.6 km/h
03Karen Krob24:55:186.3 km/h
33
Women finishers
1d 5:49:58
Median time
5.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Zion Ultras 156 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 Zion Ultras 156 km plan targets
Typical sessions
156 km with 3,195 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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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