Date
Sat, 5 Jun 2027
Start
07:30
Venue
Grasmere Sports Field / Grasmere Showground, Stock Lane, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9SL
Goosnargh, Lancashire
Countdown
June
The full marathon distance in the Lakes, with 1,905 m of climbing to earn it. A 7:30 start and hard cut-offs mean you need to keep moving.
Key facts
01Stickle Tarn cut-off 13:45
02Final cut-off 16:30
03Mandatory kit required
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The course
The route
Goosnargh
Distance42km
Total climb1,905m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate38.6 km
Weather
Early-June, Goosnargh
17°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 46% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Heather Tait05:09:398.1 km/h
02Emily Holden05:24:477.8 km/h
03Gemma Chope05:31:287.6 km/h
48
Women finishers
7:14:29
Median time
5.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserOMM Events Team, in collaboration with Grasmere Gallop
Instagram@lakedistrict.runningfestival
Running since2022
Training
Training for the Lake District Running Festival 42 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 Lake District Running Festival 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,905 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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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