Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Start: Waterhead, Ambleside
Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness
Countdown
September
You run from Ambleside to Keswick, so you finish in a different town from where you started. 58 km with 2,300 m of climbing is a proper day out, and the long cut-off gives you time to enjoy it.
Key facts
01Point-to-point: you start in Ambleside and finish in Keswick
0219-hour cut-off
03Three feed stations on the route
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The course
The route
Ambleside
Distance58km
Total climb2,303m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate56.1 km
Weather
Late-September, Ambleside
15°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 57% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Naomi Tuckett06:48:548.5 km/h
02Janine Mcgregor Stead06:56:018.4 km/h
03Charlotte Thompson06:57:338.3 km/h
293
Women finishers
11:13:39
Median time
5.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the 5 Valleys Ultra
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.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a 5 Valleys Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
58 km with 2,303 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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
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