← All events10 Under the Ben
10hr daylight MTB endurance race at Nevis Range, Fort William. ~10km technical singletrack laps, ~400m climbing per lap. Higher intensity than 24hr racing.
Ten hours of racing on the rooty, rocky singletrack of Leanachan Forest, under Ben Nevis at the Nevis Range. Here your bike handling matters as much as your fitness.
Every lap stacks around 400m of punchy climbing on natural trail, with drainage channels and wet roots that never let you switch off. A solo rider doing eight laps absorbs over 3,000m.
It runs entirely in April daylight, so no lights and no night riding. But smooth riders save energy while clumsy ones burn matches on every root. Ten hours punishes fighting the terrain.
One lap
A 10-hour lapped race through Leanachan Forest at the Nevis Range, each lap around 400m of climbing on technical natural singletrack. Solo riders must start their final lap by 7:30pm.
Who finishes, and how
Is 10 Under the Ben for you?
- Skilled MTB handlers who flow over roots and rocks. This course rewards smooth technique far more than raw power.
- Riders who can climb over and over. Around 400m per lap means repeatable climbing legs, not one big effort, decide the day.
- Athletes who pace with discipline. Ten hours punishes anyone who goes out at threshold, and the technical terrain makes over-pacing brutal.
- Anyone wanting a big endurance day without the night. It runs entirely in daylight, so no lights and no overnight fuelling to manage.
Training plan for 10 Under the Ben
A training plan for 10 Under the Ben isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- Repeated punchy climbs, roughly 400m every lap, stacking past 3,000m across a solo day
- Rooty, rocky, drainage-cut singletrack that demands constant attention
- Higher intensity than a 24-hour race, an IF of about 0.70 to 0.75
- April in Fort William: mud, rain and cold are all on the table
- Threshold intervals: 3x10min at FTP, building toward 3x20min
- Hill repeats: 6 to 10 x 3-5min climbing efforts with rolling recovery
- Weekend double: a 4hr Saturday on the MTB backed by a 2-3hr Sunday
- A weekly skills ride on natural singletrack, plus a 5-6hr race simulation in the specialise block
- Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
- Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
- Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
- One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
