Date
Sat, 6 Mar 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
The Pavilion, Cradle Boutique Hotel, Cradle Nature Reserve, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa
Krugersdorp, West Rand District Municipality
Countdown
March
A proper trail marathon-ish day out: 28 km with 611 m of climbing, starting at 06:00. Steady legs and some trail miles will serve you well.
Key facts
015-hour overall cut-off
02Clockwise route in 2027
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The course
The route
Krugersdorp
Distance28km
Total climb611m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate28.5 km
Weather
Early-March, Krugersdorp
29°CTypical high
15°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
42%Days with rain
Highs around 29°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 42% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Cradle Ultra Trail 28 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 Cradle Ultra Trail 28 km plan targets
Typical sessions
28 km with 611 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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