Events/10 Under the Ben

10 Under the Ben

MTBTimed laps
Date
Sun, 25 Apr 2027
Venue
Nevis Range, Fort William, Scottish Highlands
Countdown
April
Per lap
10km
Climb / lap
400m
Duration
10hr

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.

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The course

One lap, on repeat

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.

Weather

Late-April, Nevis Range

9°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain

Highs around 9°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 57% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderLapsTime
01Daphne Jones109:31:51
02Iona Hamilton99:53:15
03Kirsty MacRae89:13:39
8
Solo women finishers
9:22:49
Median time
8 laps
Median laps
80 km
Median distance
Solo women · 2026 results as published by the organiser. Distance, climb and speed derived from lap count, not measured.
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Training

Training for the 10 Under the Ben

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

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Ten hours on technical Highland trail
Typical sessions
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
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
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
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
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
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