Events/Cotswold Way Century

Cotswold Way Century

RunningPoint to point
DateExpected
Mid September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Chipping Campden Village Hall, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire to Bath Abbey, Bath
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Countdown
September

A run from Chipping Campden to Bath Abbey, 164 km on foot that starts at 11am, so you run through a whole night and into a second day.

Key facts
01You must be 21 or over on race day
0232-hour overall cut-off, with intermediate cut-offs on the way
03Single stage with no rest stops built in: the clock runs the whole way
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The course

The route

Bath
Distance164km
Total climb3,688m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate148.2 km
Weather

Mid-September, Bath

19°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain

Highs around 19°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 38% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Elizabeth Hopkins20:59:257.8 km/h
02Kerry Mavris21:26:107.7 km/h
03Eda Korkmaz21:33:387.6 km/h
11
Women finishers
23:26:00
Median time
7.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserCotswold Trail Events Ltd
Running since2012
Training

Training for the Cotswold Way Century

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.

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What a Cotswold Way Century plan targets
Typical sessions
164 km with 3,688 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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