Date
Fri, 24 Sept 2027
Start
18:00
Venue
Keswick, Cumbria
Grange, Cumberland
Countdown
September
A full lap of the Lake District, starting at 6pm so you run into the first night. Over 185 km with no waymarks, it is a navigation test as much as a run.
Key facts
01Cut-off is 46.5 hours, so expect two nights out
02Route is not waymarked, you must navigate yourself
03Minimum age 20, and you self-certify your preparedness
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The course
The route
Grange
Distance186km
Total climb7,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate165.9 km
Weather
Late-September, Grange
15°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
56%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 56% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Karen Nash35:58:265.2 km/h
02Lizzie Faithful-Davies39:05:124.8 km/h
03Nicola Frow39:48:224.7 km/h
5
Women finishers
1d 15:48:22
Median time
4.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Altra 13 Valleys Ultra 186 km
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.
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Typical sessions
186 km with 7,000 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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