Date
Sat, 17 Oct 2026
Start
09:00
Venue
Ashover Village Hall, Milken Lane, Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S45 0BA
Ashover CP, Derbyshire
Countdown
October
A figure-of-eight 50 km around Ashover with a catch: miss the CP2 cut-off and you get sent onto the shorter Petit Raid. Steady climbing, a long day out.
Key facts
01Leave CP2 by 12:30 or you are redirected onto the Petit Raid route
029-hour limit for the full course
03Minimum age 18
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The course
The route
Ashover CP
Distance50km
Total climb1,250m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate50.1 km
Weather
Mid-October, Ashover CP
14°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 46% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jack Chennell - 1st04:29:4211.2 km/h
02Sam Harrison05:21:539.4 km/h
03Dan Boden05:39:048.9 km/h
25
Finishers
6:58:44
Median time
7.2 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserFirst Light Adventure
Websitefirstlightadventure.co.uk
Instagram@firstlightadventure23
Running since2021
Training
Training for the Amberaid 30 50 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 Amberaid 30 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,250 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
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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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