The 2 MUST DO races to prepare for the demands of Brian Head Odyssey. Save 10% on your registration when you sign up for all three races.

INTRODUCING GREATER ZION'S BRIAN HEAD
ODYSSEY MINI SERIES
Prepare
for the Brian Head Odyssey with a simple, proven progression -
and save 10% when you register for all three races.
The Mini
Series uses 2 Cross Country races to prepare for Brian Head Odyssey. The Mini Series includes:
Fast Times in Richfield (June 13,
2026)
Alpine Rush at Beaver Mountain (July 18, 2026)
Brian Head Odyssey (August 29, 2026)
Two Cross
Country races. One Endurance goal.
Each race
is designed to build the specific fitness, pacing, and high-altitude strength
you’ll need—so you can show up ready to ride your best when it matters most.
BUILD
FOR THE ELEVATION OF BRIAN HEAD ODYSSEY
Brian Head
Odyssey is a different kind of challenge. It’s not just the distance, it’s not
just the terrain, rather it’s the elevation that demands respect.
This
course combines long alpine climbs, thinner air, and technical sections that
demand focus when your legs are already working overtime. Riders always show up
ready. But the ones who ride strong from start to finish? They prepare
for what the mountain demands.
That
preparation doesn’t happen all at once. It’s built, step by step. Greater
Zion’s Brian Head Odyssey Mini Series provides a simple two-race progression
designed to prepare you for the specific demands of racing at elevation—so you
can ride with control, confidence, and strength when it matters most.
RACE 1: FAST TIMES IN RICHFIELD
Before you
take on altitude, you need control over your effort. This is where Fast
Times in Richfield (6/13/2026) delivers the training effort that will
help you thrive later on. The race will be held on one of the fastest courses
Utah has to offer.
This is
your Flow State race where you develop a steady and sustainable effort, find
the ability to ride just below your limit, smooth out your power output over
longer efforts, and gain confidence maintaining speed without spikes in effort.
Because at Brian Head Odyssey, going too hard too early doesn’t just cost you
energy, it follows you for the rest of the race. Fast Times in Richfield will
teach you how to find your pace—and trust it when it counts.
RACE 2:
ALPINE RUSH AT BEAVER MOUNTAIN
This year
ICUP is bringing in a new race venue that will help you take that effort into
the mountains. Alpine Rush at Beaver Mountain (7/18/2026) is
your Peak Pursuit race that takes you into high-altitude riding on rocky,
technical terrain.
This is
where you become more comfortable riding at elevation, build strength on
sustained alpine climbs, increase your confidence over technical features in
thinner air, and learn to maintain focus when fatigue sets in earlier and lasts
longer. Because Brian Head Odyssey doesn’t just test your fitness, it tests how
your body responds when the air gets thinner—and how well you manage it.
WHY
THIS PROGRESSION MATTERS
Race day
feels different when you’ve built toward it. You learn to settle into the climb
instead of chasing it. You manage your effort instead of reacting to it. You
move through technical terrain with focus, not hesitation. The elevation is
still there; but now, so is your preparation and that changes everything.
MAKE
THIS YOUR STRONGEST RIDE OF THE SEASON
The Brian
Head Odyssey isn’t a race you want to figure out mid-ride. It’s one you prepare
to ride well—from the first climb to the final mile.
Build you path:
Find your rhythm at Fast Times in Richfield
Train at elevation at Alpine Rush at Beaver Mountain
Line up ready for Brian Head Odyssey
START
YOUR BRIAN HEAD ODYSSEY BUILD TODAY
Commit to
the process – and make race day the reward.
Register
for all 3 races now and save 10%, then simply stack the right
preparation so you can show up confident, capable, and in control.
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