Date
Sat, 1 May 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Heptonstall Social and Bowling Club, Acre Lane, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 7LT
Heptonstall, West Yorkshire
Countdown
May
A full 50-mile loop out of Heptonstall, starting at 7am and giving you 17 hours to get round. Hilly (about 2,650 m of climbing), but the clock is generous.
Key facts
0117-hour overall cut-off
02Cut-off at Withens Clough: 19:00
03Cut-off at Great Rock: 23:00
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The course
The route
Heptonstall
Distance80km
Total climb2,656m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate76.4 km
Weather
Early-May, Heptonstall
13°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
45%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 45% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserShe Strides Events
Websiteshestridesevents.co.uk
Instagram@calderdale.way.ultra
Running since2008
Training
Training for the Calderdale Way Ultra 80 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 Calderdale Way Ultra 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 2,656 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
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