Events/Great Eastern Endurance Run (GEER)
65.3 km17.9 km

Great Eastern Endurance Run (GEER) 65 km

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Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
06:00
Venue
Sherando Lake Recreation Area, 96 Sherando Lake Rd, Lyndhurst, VA 22952
Lyndhurst, Augusta County
Countdown
November

The long one of the GEER weekend: a 65 km trail loop with a proper 2,286 m of climbing, and a small field that has run it since 2003.

Key facts
0112-hour cut-off
02Cell phone and space blanket are mandatory kit
03Signed waiver required
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The course

The route

Lyndhurst
Distance65km
Total climb2,286m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate63.0 km
Weather

Early-November, Lyndhurst

16°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
19%Days with rain

Highs around 16°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 19% 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
OrganiserBad to the Bone Sports
Running since2003
Training

Training for the Great Eastern Endurance Run (GEER) 65 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.

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What a Great Eastern Endurance Run (GEER) 65 km plan targets
Typical sessions
65 km with 2,286 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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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