Ultra Running Hub Javelina Jundred training plan
Next race day: Saturday, 31 October 2026.
Javelina Jundred is a 161 km (100.0 mi) desert race from Fountain Hills, AZ, United States. A fast, festive desert 100-miler through the McDowell Mountain Regional Park.
- Distance
- 161 km (100.0 mi)
- Climbing
- 1,919 m
- Climb per km
- 12 m/km
- Cut-off
- 30 h
- Pace the cut-off needs
- 11:11 /km (18:00 /mi)
- Typical October weather
- 31°C high, 16°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 10.9 h
- Nights near a cut-off finish
- at least 1
The climbing
1,919 m over 161 km is 12 m/km: fast & flat on our climb-rate scale.
The cut-off
30 h over 161 km averages 11:11 /km (18:00 /mi), aid stations included. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. With 10.9 h of daylight, a 30 h finish runs through at least 1 night, whatever the start time.
Conditions
Typical October weather: 31°C high, 16°C low; dry — rain unlikely. A monthly average, not a forecast.
A 24-week plan for this course
24 weeks for an experienced ultrarunner averaging 80 km a week, training 5 days a week.
Planning estimate for that runner: about 28.3 h, 1.7 h inside the 30 h cut-off. A planning figure, not a prediction.
- Peak week
- 15 h 20 min (130 km)
- Longest run
- 5 h 38 min (44.5 km)
- Back-to-back weekends
- 5
- Taper
- 20 days
- Night runs
- 3
Build it around your race day
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