Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
17:30
Venue
Hultets friluftsgård, Kristinehamn
Kristinehamn, Värmlands län
Countdown
November
The short one of the three, and it still starts at 17:30 in November, so you run it by headlamp. A good first taste of running trails in the dark.
Key facts
01Night race, so a headlamp is a must
02Minimum age 16
0310-hour maximum time
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The course
The route
Kristinehamn
Distance16km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate15.3 km
Weather
Early-November, Kristinehamn
5°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-10°CColdest in 20 years
50%Days with rain
Highs around 5°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -10°C. Rain on 50% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
Training
Training for the Iron Backbone Ultra 16 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 Iron Backbone Ultra 16 km plan targets
Typical sessions
16 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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