Date
Fri, 30 Apr 2027
Start
18:00
Venue
Lower Car Park, Beacon Hill Country Park, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, England, LE12 8TA
Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire
Countdown
April
Run a 3.3-mile loop as many times as you fancy in six hours, starting in the evening light and finishing in the dark. Gentle enough to dip into, easy to keep chasing one more lap.
Key facts
01Head torch required for any lap started after 19:00
02Minimum age 16; under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
03No dogs allowed
Create a free training plan for the Bat Challenge
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
Woodhouse Eaves · one lap
Total climb129m
Duration6hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.4 km
Weather
Late-April, Woodhouse Eaves
14°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain
4 hIn the dark
Highs around 14°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 35% 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
#TeamLapsTime
01Sophie Vallis906:20:44.17
02Rebecca Broadbent906:29:58.77
03Stella Denniss805:02:53.31
49
Women finishers
3:49:39
Median time
5 laps
Median laps
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Bat Challenge
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 Bat Challenge plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 6hr effort
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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