Date
Sat, 9 Oct 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Beechenhurst, Coleford
Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Countdown
October
A 55 km single loop through the forest where you do your own navigating. Around 1,300 m of climbing makes it a steady, honest day out for runners stepping up to ultra distance.
Key facts
01Mandatory kit is checked at registration
02Self-navigated: you follow a GPX route
0310-hour limit, finish cut-off at 18:00
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The course
The route
Cinderford
Distance55km
Total climb1,300m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate51.9 km
Weather
Early-October, Cinderford
16°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 41% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Sara Cali05:26:2110.1 km/h
02Cris Anason-Lewis05:34:579.9 km/h
03Loes Koorenhof05:56:249.3 km/h
52
Women finishers
7:35:12
Median time
7.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserDave Talbot – Adventure Events
Websitedavetalbot.net
Instagram@mountaindavet
Running since2025
Training
Training for the Forest of Dean Ultra Marathon
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 Forest of Dean Ultra Marathon plan targets
Typical sessions
55 km with 1,300 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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