Events/Hardmoors 55

Hardmoors 55

RunningPoint to point
Date
Sat, 20 Mar 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Guisborough Rugby Club, Belmangate, Guisborough, TS14 7BB → Helmsley Sports Club, Baxtons Road, Helmsley, York YO62 5HT
Carlton, North Yorkshire
Countdown
March

A point-to-point run across the North York Moors from Guisborough to Helmsley, with 2,300 m of climbing over 85 km. Run it solo or share it with a relay team.

Key facts
01Compulsory kit: waterproofs, navigation, headtorch, water, whistle, survival bag, food
0216-hour limit, with cut-offs at checkpoints along the way
03Solo, or a relay team of 2 to 4 runners; minimum age 18
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The course

The route

Carlton
Distance85km
Total climb2,300m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate84.7 km
Weather

Mid-March, Carlton

9°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain

Highs around 9°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 37% 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
01Morris Christie09:43:298.8 km/h
02Brechin Kim09:57:568.6 km/h
03Harrison Esther10:34:178.1 km/h
5
Women finishers
10:34:17
Median time
8.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserJonathan Steele / Shirley Steele
Instagram@hardmoors_
Running since2010
Training

Training for the Hardmoors 55

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 55 plan targets
Typical sessions
85 km with 2,300 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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