Date
Sat, 20 Mar 2027
Venue
Belcoo Community Centre, Belcoo, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Belcoo, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Countdown
March
The Big Dog is the full 100 km of the Lakelander, a proper day out on gravel with 2,100 m of climbing that stays steady rather than savage.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18
02Results are ranked by sex and by bike type
0384% gravel, 16% B-roads and tracks
Create a free training plan for the Lakelander Gravel Grinder 100 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Belcoo
Distance100km
Total climb2,100m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate100.9 km
Weather
Mid-March, Belcoo
9°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -2°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
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Kelly-Anne Speight04:32:3022.0 km/h
02Rachel Nolan04:33:0622.0 km/h
03Ellen McDermott04:43:4621.1 km/h
28
Women finishers
5:25:38
Median time
18.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserLakelander Gravel Grinder
Websitelakelander.co.uk
Instagram@lakelandergravelgrinder
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Lakelander Gravel Grinder 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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Lakelander Gravel Grinder 100 km plan targets
Typical sessions
100 km with 2,100 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
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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