Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Keswick, Cumbria
Grange, Cumberland
Countdown
September
A point-to-point from Waterhead to Keswick with an extra loop through the central valleys. Big mountain days, and nobody is marking the way for you.
Key facts
01Cut-off is 28 hours
02Route is not waymarked, so bring navigation skills
03Previous ultra experience strongly recommended, minimum age 20
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The course
The route
Grange
Distance111km
Total climb3,981m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate103.0 km
Weather
Late-September, Grange
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
01Paulina Krawczak12:45:468.7 km/h
02Naomi Wright14:52:097.4 km/h
03Samantha Lissauer15:31:567.1 km/h
51
Women finishers
23:14:17
Median time
4.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Altra 13 Valleys Ultra 111 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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Altra 13 Valleys Ultra 111 km plan targets
Typical sessions
111 km with 3,981 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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