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Race-day light
For a 12:50 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Oct 16 · headlamp mi 56–the finish. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
15 climbs · 3,199 ft totalbiggest firstAid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| A Sauk Fox (lap 1) | 4.2 | 6.8 |
| A Cattesse (lap 1) | 10.5 | 16.9 |
| A EB Lyons (lap 1) | 15.3 | 24.6 |
| A Sauk Fox (lap 2) | 24.5 | 39.5 |
| A Cattesse (lap 2) | 30.8 | 49.6 |
| A EB Lyons (lap 2) | 35.6 | 57.2 |
| A Sauk Fox (lap 3) | 44.8 | 72.1 |
| A Cattesse (lap 3) | 51.1 | 82.2 |
| A EB Lyons (lap 3) | 55.9 | 89.9 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Oct 16 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Oct 16 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac 1 year of this race
Past editions
On race day it reached 54°F at the start, with a low of 44°.
| Year | Start °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 16 | 54°/44° | 0.08in | 19mph |
Next race day Fri, Oct 15, 2027 · 7:00 AM start
First and last light are civil twilight, the sun 6° below the horizon. The moon is lit as at midnight after the start; headlamp hours count a typical finish from the start while the sun is below civil twilight. Worked out for the start line.
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line.
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About this course
Mines of Spain 100 100K — 2026 covers 60.9 mi (98.0 km) with 7,036 ft of elevation gain through Iowa, United States. That is about 116 ft per mile of climbing, and 7,028 ft of descent. The course tops out at 847 ft and bottoms out at 606 ft. The surface is 85% trail and 15% paved. There are 9 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 9.3 mi. The profile has 15 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 3.7, +236 ft over 1.3 mi at 3.5% on average (steepest stretch 14%). Race day is October 16, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:17 AM and sets at 6:20 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 60°F and a low of 44°F, with a 30% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Sep 3, 2026Added to the catalog
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