Date
Sat, 9 Jan 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Slaidburn Village Hall, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 3ES
Slaidburn, Lancashire
Countdown
January
A 68 km loop through the Forest of Bowland where nobody marks the way for you. Four aid stations help, but you'll be navigating your own line.
Key facts
01Course is unmarked, so carry a map or GPS and be ready to navigate
02Minimum age 18 on race day
03Four aid stations on the loop
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The course
The route
Slaidburn
Distance68km
Total climb1,700m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate62.8 km
Weather
Early-January, Slaidburn
6°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
62%Days with rain
Highs around 6°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 62% 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
01Patricia Rhodes02:20:1529.1 km/h
02STAFF-Sweeper half (Rebecca)04:46:0714.3 km/h
03Elizabeth Hallett06:16:3210.8 km/h
22
Women finishers
10:36:11
Median time
6.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Bowland Ultra
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 Bowland Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
68 km with 1,700 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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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