Hardmoors 26.2 White Horse Trail Marathon 27 km
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Date
Sun, 9 May 2027
Start
10:00
Venue
Sutton Bank Visitor Centre, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EH
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Countdown
May
The middle option: a half-marathon-plus loop from Sutton Bank with moderate climbing (about 580 m). Enough trail to feel proper, not enough to wreck you.
Key facts
01Course is not signed, so you need to navigate yourself
026-hour cut-off
03Minimum age 17 on race day
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The course
The route
Thirsk
Distance27km
Total climb579m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate26.1 km
Weather
Early-May, Thirsk
15°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 40% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Devine Anna02:25:1211.0 km/h
02Farndale Sarah02:31:4810.5 km/h
03Say Julia 3rd F & 1st FV02:31:4910.5 km/h
21
Women finishers
2:57:48
Median time
9.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Hardmoors 26.2 White Horse Trail Marathon 27 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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Typical sessions
27 km with 579 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
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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