Date
Sun, 6 Dec 2026
Start
09:30
Venue
Dorking Sports Centre, Reigate Road, Dorking
Dorking, Surrey
Countdown
December
A 50k in the Surrey Hills that runs out and back with a 5-mile loop tucked in. Around 1,280 m of climbing is a steady day, and you can start early if you want more time.
Key facts
01Optional rolling start between 08:00 and 09:15, or join the 09:30 mass start
0210-hour cut-off to finish
03Minimum age 18
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The course
The route
Dorking
Distance50km
Total climb1,278m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate49.4 km
Weather
Early-December, Dorking
9°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
45%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 45% 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
Training
Training for the Hurtwood 50k
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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Hurtwood 50k plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,278 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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