Kent Backyard Ultra Series - Dover 7 hours
RunningTimed laps
Date
Sat, 9 Jan 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Great Farthingloe Farm, Farthingloe Barn, Dover, Kent, CT15 7AA
Dover, Kent
Countdown
January
The same hourly loop as the full Backyard Ultra, capped at seven hours. A friendly way to try the format without chasing an open-ended finish.
Key facts
01One 6.7 km loop starts every hour
02Entry is limited to 7 hours of running
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Dover · one lap
Total climb118m
Duration7hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate6.7 km
Weather
Early-January, Dover
9°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 51% 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
OrganiserHellfire Events Ltd
Websitehellfireevents.com
Instagram@hellfire.events.official
Running since2026
Training
Training for the Kent Backyard Ultra Series - Dover 7 hours
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 Kent Backyard Ultra Series - Dover 7 hours plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 7hr 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
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