Events/Lake District Ultra Challenge

Lake District Ultra Challenge 100 km

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Date
Sat, 5 Jun 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Kendal Rugby Club Basecamp, Kendal, Cumbria
Kendal, Westmorland and Furness
Countdown
June

The whole thing in one go: a 100 km anticlockwise loop out of Kendal. 2,500 m of climbing over that distance is gentle, so this is a test of staying power more than of hills.

Key facts
01Minimum age 18
02Walkers and joggers can start between 07:30 and 09:00
03Results are ranked by sex
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The course

The route

Kendal
Distance100km
Total climb2,500m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate96.5 km
Weather

Early-June, Kendal

16°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain

Highs around 16°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 51% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Lydia Riding13:24:057.5 km/h
02Jayne Scott14:33:016.9 km/h
03Kate Fogelberg14:35:266.9 km/h
91
Women finishers
1d 0:24:19
Median time
4.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserUltra Challenge Ltd
Training

Training for the Lake District Ultra Challenge 100 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.

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What a Lake District Ultra Challenge 100 km plan targets
Typical sessions
100 km with 2,500 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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