Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
16:00
Venue
Balgone Barns, Balgone Estate, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39 5NY
North Berwick, East Lothian
Countdown
November
Six hours of looping a 5km off-road course as daylight fades, either solo or with a team of up to three. You never get far from base, but you do get a lot of dark.
Key facts
01Riders not relevant here: this is a run, 18 or over only
02Solo or relay teams of up to three runners
03Timed format: complete as many laps as you can in six hours
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The course
One lap, on repeat
North Berwick · one lap
Duration6hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.0 km
Weather
Early-November, North Berwick
10°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
56%Days with rain
6 hIn the dark
Highs around 10°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 56% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserJohn Muir Way Ultra and Silent Running Scotland (race directors John Whittaker and Peter Ness)
Websitejohnmuirwayultra.com
Instagram@johnmuirwayultra
Running since2018
Training
Training for the John Muir Way Nocturnal Ultra
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 John Muir Way Nocturnal Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 6hr effort
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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