Events/Hardmoors 26.2: Wainstones
45.9 km15.3 km

Hardmoors 26.2: Wainstones 46 km

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Date
Sun, 20 Jun 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Chop Gate Village Hall, Raisdale Road, Chop Gate, TS9 7JN
Chop Gate, North Yorkshire
Countdown
June

The long one of the day: a full trail marathon loop with 1,707 m of climbing and no waymarks, so you need to navigate as well as run.

Key facts
01Minimum age 20
02Route is unmarked, so bring your own navigation
0310-hour cut-off
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The course

The route

Chop Gate
Distance46km
Total climb1,707m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.1 km
Weather

Mid-June, Chop Gate

17°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain

Highs around 17°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 46% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

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Organiser
OrganiserJon and Shirley Steele
Instagram@hardmoors_
Running since2013
Training

Training for the Hardmoors 26.2: Wainstones 46 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 Hardmoors 26.2: Wainstones 46 km plan targets
Typical sessions
46 km with 1,707 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
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