Date
Sat, 17 Apr 2027
Venue
Mendip Activity Centre, Lyncombe Drive, Churchill, BS25 5PQ
Churchill, Worcestershire
Countdown
April
The long one: 81 km on foot, one big anti-clockwise loop back to where you started, with 1,960 m of climbing and no one marking the way for you.
Key facts
01You navigate yourself the whole way
02Must have run a trail marathon since 1 Jan 2026 (race or training)
03Minimum age 20; seven checkpoints on the route
Create a free training plan for the Butcombe Trail Ultra 81 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Churchill
Distance81km
Total climb1,960m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate79.7 km
Weather
Mid-April, Churchill
14°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
28%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 28% 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
01Sam Tabberner07:51:4610.3 km/h
02Robert Grover08:40:479.3 km/h
03Matt Seymour08:43:239.3 km/h
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Finishers
11:18:41
Median time
7.2 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserTown & Country Harriers (TACH)
Websitebutcombetrailultra.com
Instagram@tachbristol
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Butcombe Trail Ultra 81 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 Butcombe Trail Ultra 81 km plan targets
Typical sessions
81 km with 1,960 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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