Not Another Ultra

Ultramarathon.This is TRAIL.

Roughly 79 miles — but never continuous, never a sprint, never alone. Three marathon stages, one per day. Every night, a chance to recover. Every morning, you choose to go again.

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~79 mi

Day after day

3

Marathon stages

3

Finish lines

12 hrs

To recover each night

A New Category of Event

If you're picturing an ultra, picture something else.

TRAIL covers ultra-distance — but that's about where the comparison ends. Three marathon stages, run day after day. No podium. No rankings. No running through the night. One extraordinary challenge, built around how far you can go.

A traditional ultra

An ultra

One continuous effort
One course, start to finish
One finish line
Raced against the clock
Running into the night

VS

Your next challenge

29029 TRAIL

Three distinct stages
A new course each day
Three finish lines
Move at your own pace
12 hours to recover each night

The Real Challenge

The distance is only half the challenge.

Three trail marathons, back to back. And twice, after crossing a finish line, you wake up and choose to do it again.

The Structure

It isn't one big day.
It's multiple days of coming back.

Every day brings a new course, a new start, and a new finish line. Then twelve hours to eat, recover, and sleep — before you decide to come back for more. Finishing once is hard. Coming back is harder.

Day 1

Go long

Meet your first marathon. Use fresh legs and smart pacing to set up the next two days — bank the energy you’ll need.

Day 2

Come back

A new course and a body that remembers yesterday. The reset is the real test.

Day 3

Finish together

One last marathon, one last finish line — and nobody gets there alone.

The Real Test

The clock stops.
The challenge doesn't.

Finish the stage and you return to basecamp. Eat. Recover. Sleep. For twelve hours, the trail waits.

12Hours between stages

Then the alarm goes off — and you choose, again, to start.
The nightly reset is the whole point. Anyone can push through once. TRAIL asks you to come back and do it twice more.

The Experience Around It

You bring the legs.
We build the world around them.

TRAIL doesn't end when you cross each day's finish line. Where you sleep, what you eat, how you recover, the people waiting for you — the experience between the miles matters as much as the miles.

Four nights of resort lodging

You recover somewhere genuinely worth staying — real beds, real rest before you do it again.

All food + drink, covered

Everything you need to eat, drink, and refuel across all four days.

Recovery + rest each night

Twelve hours to reset and sleep before you do it all again.

Hands-on recovery

Massage therapists and coach-led stretch + foam-rolling sessions each evening — so your legs are ready to go again.

Fully supported courses

Aid stations, on-course support, and volunteers on every stage.

The Point

Hard enough to change you.
Supported enough to experience it fully.

Walk. Run. Talk. Recover. Eat. Laugh. Start again. TRAIL stretches the experience across the whole event so the people around you become part of the story.

Don't Take Our Word For It

The difference, in their words.

I couldn't help but compare TRAIL to the ultra I'd done — TRAIL was next-level! The aid stations, the volunteers, the community, the vibes… not to mention, The Ritz!

Susan L.Read Susan's story →

That was the proudest I'd ever felt at 29029 — I really had to earn those three TRAIL medals.

Chris S.Read Chris's story →

This time it wasn't about conquering a mountain — it was about discovering I could keep going longer and further, even after I thought I was done. And I had the Gold Scarf to prove it.

Lynda L.Read Lynda's story →

2027 Registration Is Open

Find Your Place on the 2027 TRAIL Calendar

Registration is open now. Join the list to learn more about 2027 TRAIL — events, training, and community.

The Honest Answer

So... is it an ultramarathon?

No. It covers ultra-distance, but it’s built completely differently — no single continuous course, no podium, and a generous daily window to cover each stage at your own pace. It’s three marathon stages, one per day, with a new course, a new start, and a new finish line every day.

Do I have to run it?

No. Most participants hike. There's no pace requirement — you move at your own speed and have the full day to cover each stage.

What if I don't finish a stage?

Every stage is yours to take at your own pace within the day's window, with our team supporting you the whole way. Each morning is a fresh start — a tough day doesn't end your event.

How do I train for three marathons back to back?

You follow a structured 24-week plan built for exactly this format — it starts where you are and builds gradually, with coaching and community included.

How is TRAIL different from 29029 Mountain?

Mountain is 36 hours of climbing a single peak — 29,029 vertical feet. TRAIL is three trail marathons run day after day. Same 29029 community and hosted experience, a different kind of challenge.

Can I register for 2027?

Yes — 2027 registration is open now. Head to the 2027 TRAIL events to see what's available and claim your spot before it sells out.

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Three days. Three marathons.
One finish line won't be enough.

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