Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
12:00
Venue
Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills
Broughton in Furness, Westmorland and Furness
Countdown
November
A short, steep fell race: 8 km with 550 m of climbing, so it's over quickly but you'll be on your hands and knees for some of it. Runners only, and it's been going since 1983.
Key facts
01Minimum age 17 on the day
02Full FRA kit is required, so pack it before you travel
03Results are split by sex, age group and team
Create a free training plan for the Dunnerdale Fell Race
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The course
The route
Broughton in Furness
Distance8km
Total climb550m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate7.7 km
Weather
Early-November, Broughton in Furness
10°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
71%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 71% 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
OrganiserNick Sebley (Black Combe Runners)
Websitebcrunners.org.uk
Instagram@blackcomberunners
Running since1983
Training
Training for the Dunnerdale 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 Dunnerdale Fell Race plan targets
Typical sessions
8 km with 550 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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