Date
Sat, 3 Jul 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Great Glen 73 start: Kilmallie Community Centre, Corpach, Fort William
Fort William, Highland
Countdown
July
The shorter way down the Glen: a daytime point-to-point from Fort Augustus to Inverness. Still a proper ultra, but with a generous 15 hours and a steady 1,800 m of climbing.
Key facts
01No formal entry requirements; regular 20-mile runs are suggested
02Solo and unsupported: no crew or support along the route
0315-hour cut-off
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The course
The route
Fort William
Distance68km
Total climb1,828m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate59.2 km
Weather
Early-July, Fort William
14°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
77%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 77% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Rachael PAUL07:58:228.5 km/h
02Melissa CREWES-HARTLAND08:34:297.9 km/h
03Katie TURNER09:06:457.4 km/h
6
Women finishers
9:25:54
Median time
7.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Great Glen Ultra Marathon 68 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.
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68 km with 1,828 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
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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
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