DateExpected
Early September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Rock UK Whithaugh Park, Newcastleton, TD9 0TY
Newcastleton, Scottish Borders
Countdown
September
Eight hours, one 7 km trail loop, and your call on how many laps to bank. Gentle climbing per lap, so it's about pacing and patience, not heroics.
Key facts
01Start your final lap before 7:59:59 and finish by 9:00:00
02Timed laps: most laps in 8 hours wins
03Each lap is about 7 km with 146 m of climbing
Create a free training plan for the Borders 8-hour Challenge
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Newcastleton · one lap
Total climb146m
Duration8hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate7.0 km
Weather
Early-September, Newcastleton
16°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
55%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 55% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#TeamLapsTime
01Sam Bandeen100:37:36
02Josh Smith100:37:41
03Lawrie Currie100:38:33
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Finishers
0:43:53
Median time
1 laps
Median laps
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
How many laps could you do?
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Borders 8-hour 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 Borders 8-hour Challenge plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 8hr 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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