Date
Sat, 6 Mar 2027
Start
07:30
Venue
The Pavilion, Cradle Boutique Hotel, Cradle Nature Reserve, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa
Krugersdorp, West Rand District Municipality
Countdown
March
The shortest way into Cradle Ultra Trail: 7 km with a gentle 131 m of climbing. A friendly first trail run, run clockwise.
Key facts
012-hour overall cut-off
02Clockwise route in 2027
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The course
The route
Krugersdorp
Distance7km
Total climb131m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate7.1 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 7 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 7 km plan targets
Typical sessions
7 km with 131 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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