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

Great Eastern Endurance Run (GEER) 18 km

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Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
09:00
Venue
Sherando Lake Recreation Area, 96 Sherando Lake Rd, Lyndhurst, VA 22952
Lyndhurst, Augusta County
Countdown
November

The short GEER loop: 18 km of trail with modest climbing, a friendly way into the weekend. The course is a bit longer than its name suggests.

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

The route

Lyndhurst
Distance17.9km
Total climb472m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate17.9 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) 18 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) 18 km plan targets
Typical sessions
18 km with 472 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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