Date
Sat, 1 May 2027
Start
12:00
Venue
Coniston Institute, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8DU
Goosnargh, Lancashire
Countdown
May
A 14 km fell race with over 1,000 m of climbing packed into a single loop. Short, steep and honest, so expect to use your hands as well as your legs when it bites.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18 on race day
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The course
The route
Goosnargh
Distance14km
Total climb1,065m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate13.5 km
Weather
Early-May, Goosnargh
13°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
45%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -1°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
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jean Powell01:45:507.9 km/h
02Bianca Dyer01:46:027.9 km/h
03Jean Brown01:53:597.4 km/h
28
Women finishers
2:11:55
Median time
6.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserSteve Paterson (Pete Bland Sports)
Websitepeteblandsports.co.uk
Instagram@peteblandsports
Running since1982
Training
Training for the Coniston Fell Race
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 Coniston Fell Race plan targets
Typical sessions
14 km with 1,065 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
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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