Date
Sun, 21 Feb 2027
Venue
Glentress Peel Visitor Centre, near Peebles, Scottish Borders, EH45 8NB
Scottish Borders, EH45 8NB
Countdown
February
A trail marathon built from two laps of the same 21.6 km loop, so you know exactly what's coming the second time round. Runners get to pace it with real knowledge.
Key facts
01Two laps of the 21.6 km course
02Miss the 4-hour first-lap cutoff and you're off the second lap
038h30 overall time limit
Create a free training plan for the Glentress Trail Marathon
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
Scottish Borders · one lap
Distance42km
Total climb1,266m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate20.6 km
Weather
Late-February, Scottish Borders
6°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
56%Days with rain
Highs around 6°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 56% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Beth LANGLEY04:17:189.8 km/h
02Nicola DAWSON04:39:539.0 km/h
03Sam MUNNIS04:45:008.8 km/h
22
Women finishers
5:40:03
Median time
7.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Glentress Trail 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 Glentress Trail Marathon plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,266 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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