Date
Sun, 21 Feb 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Gravel Hill, Horndean, Hampshire PO8 0QE
Buriton, Hampshire
Countdown
February
The shortest of the three BigMud distances: a single loop of about 26 km from Buriton that ends back where you started, with five hours to get round it.
Key facts
01Carry at least 500 ml of fluid at all times
025-hour cut-off
03No canicross entries
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The course
The route
Buriton
Distance26km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate26.7 km
Weather
Late-February, Buriton
9°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 44% 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
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Lydia Clews02:50:089.1 km/h
02Aleksandra Dunford02:51:169.0 km/h
03Laura Gallagher02:52:548.9 km/h
104
Women finishers
4:11:33
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the BigMud Trails (EARTH) 26 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.
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Typical sessions
26 km
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
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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
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Typical sessions
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