Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
18:30
Venue
Deeside Community Centre and Swimming Pool, Bridgeview Road, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
Countdown
October
The big Illuminator: 15 miles of trail in the dark, with the earliest start of the three. Two feed stations along the way, and it is runners only.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18
02Runners only, no walkers
03Two feed stations on the course
Create a free training plan for the Illuminator Run 24 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Aboyne
Distance24km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate24.2 km
Weather
Late-October, Aboyne
10°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
59%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 59% 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 Illuminator Run 24 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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Illuminator Run 24 km plan targets
Typical sessions
24 km
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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Get your Illuminator Run 24 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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