Pepsi Challenge 2027
The forecast arrives five days before the start.
Here you'll find the elevation profile, an estimated finish time based on your UTMB Index and details of the aid station to plan your nutrition and hydration segment by segment.
What's your time based on your UTMB?
Times estimated by the RAVIT model, learned from real ultra-trail finish times. Enter your UTMB Index (utmb.world) to get a personalized estimate.
Cut-off times and crew - Pepsi Challenge · 2027
Data from the official race rules, checked for every edition. The race rules prevail. Positions are interpolated along the GPX track and are a guide, not official course marking.
What you'll find at each aid station
| Product | Food City Abingdonkm 25.6 |
|---|---|
| Water | available |
| Brand products | available |
La feuille de ton assistance pour Pepsi Challenge · 2027
Les règles d'assistance de cette course ne sont pas encore connues : tu marqueras tes rendez-vous toi-même.
Recto, verso et planche d'étiquettes, en PDF : l'exemple d'une coureuse de l'UTMB.
Elevation profile
The course and its aid stations
Pepsi Challenge: times, aid-station stops and fuelling needs by UTMB® Index
Between a UTMB® Index of 500 and 800, the estimated finish time on this race runs from 2h31 to 1h42, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h03 to 0h01. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.
Source
| UTMB® Index | Estimated time | Of which stops | Night hours | Carbs | Fluid | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 2h31 | 0h03 | — | 151 g | 1.8 L | 1,254 mg |
| 550 | 2h18 | 0h03 | — | 138 g | 1.6 L | 1,147 mg |
| 600 | 2h09 | 0h02 | — | 129 g | 1.5 L | 1,074 mg |
| 650 | 2h01 | 0h02 | — | 121 g | 1.4 L | 1,010 mg |
| 700 | 1h54 | 0h02 | — | 114 g | 1.3 L | 952 mg |
| 750 | 1h48 | 0h01 | — | 108 g | 1.3 L | 897 mg |
| 800 | 1h42 | 0h01 | — | 102 g | 1.2 L | 846 mg |
Figures based on 60 g of carbohydrate, 700 mL of fluid and 500 mg of sodium per hour, "average" preparation and mild conditions (15–25 °C). Above 25 °C, count on roughly 900 mL/h and 700 mg/h. Carbohydrate intake is trained: 60 g/h is a floor, 90 g/h assumes a glucose-fructose blend and a gut used to it.
In the 2027 ranking
Pepsi Challenge is 26 km and 296 m of elevation gain, that's 28 km-effort: category XS, among 156 races in 2027. Its time limit is not yet published: minimum speed unknown.
XS trails 2027: 25 to 44 km-effort
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Sources and method
- Time projection — times by UTMB Index are taken from the actual splits of runners in each level band on previous editions of this race, aid station stops included. No formula is used as long as these results exist.
- Trail nutrition — hourly targets for carbohydrate, fluid and sodium follow the commonly accepted ultra-endurance guidance. La Clinique du Coureur — Fuelling in trail running
- Course, aid stations and cut-offs — taken from the event's official rules, which prevail in case of any discrepancy. Official site — Pepsi Challenge
Weather for Pepsi Challenge
The weather for Pepsi Challenge will appear here as soon as the forecast models reach that date, around five days before the start: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms, section by section and at your passage time.
Detailed weather for Pepsi Challenge, hour by hour on the courseFrequently asked questions
How many checkpoints?
Pepsi Challenge has 2 checkpoints: 1 aid station and 1 checkpoint with undocumented contents. Details are in the two tables above.
How do I find the exact location of an aid station?
The Google Maps icon in the “Access” column opens the aid station's location: handy for planning your crew's routes.
What distance and elevation gain?
Pepsi Challenge is 26 km long with 296 m of elevation gain.
How long to finish?
With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 2h09 for Pepsi Challenge.
What's the weather forecast?
The weather for Pepsi Challenge will be published on this page around five days before the start, once the forecast models reach the race date. It will be detailed section by section: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms.
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