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Iowa Wind and Rock

A ~547km (340mi) self-supported gravel ultra out of Winterset, Iowa — the spiritual successor to Trans Iowa, with no support and no cue sheets, ridden through a full day and night in a ~34-hour limit. An expert-level durability, navigation and sleep-deprivation test with a low finish rate. Date and elevation approximate (est. mid-April 2027).

17 April 2027Winterset, Iowa, USA547km
Get your Iowa Wind and Rock plan

A ~547km (340mi) self-supported gravel ultra out of Winterset, Iowa — the spiritual successor to Trans Iowa, with no support and no cue sheets, ridden through a full day and night in a ~34-hour limit. An expert-level durability, navigation and sleep-deprivation test with a low finish rate. Date and elevation approximate (est. mid-April 2027).

What makes it hard

  • Night riding — pacing and kit in the dark are part of the performance
  • 6000m of total climbing
  • Technical terrain: Iowa gravel grid and B-roads, loose rock, mud in the wet, exposed farmland

How BEINA trains you for it

BEINA reads the exact demands of Iowa Wind and Rock — gravel, 547km, Iowa gravel grid and B-roads, loose rock, mud in the wet, exposed farmland — and builds your plan around them. Race-day predictions and AI coaching remove the guesswork so you arrive ready.