Date
Sat, 10 Jul 2027
Venue
Sheepwash car park at the top of Cod Beck Reservoir, near Osmotherley, to the grounds of Raven Hall, Ravenscar
Ravenscar, North Yorkshire
Countdown
July
A point-to-point run across the moors from Osmotherley to Ravenscar, started on a handicap so everyone finishes in the same window. You get 12 hours to get across.
Key facts
01Minimum age 21
02Handicap start: your own start time is allocated between 04:00 and 10:00
03Mandatory kit: paper map, waterproof jacket, whistle, foil blanket, food, 300 ml drink, charged phone
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The course
The route
Ravenscar
Distance64km
Total climb1,377m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate61.1 km
Weather
Early-July, Ravenscar
17°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
10°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 10°C. Rain on 46% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Carr Walls Nikki00:07:25521.0 km/h
02Gilbert Grace00:08:50437.4 km/h
03Alexander Jenny00:08:50437.4 km/h
20
Women finishers
0:11:05
Median time
348.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserQuakers Running Club
Websitequakersrunningclub.org.uk
Instagram@quakersrunningclub
Running since1964
Training
Training for the Lyke Wake Challenge
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 Lyke Wake Challenge plan targets
Typical sessions
64 km with 1,377 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
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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