Date
Sat, 20 Mar 2027
Start
19:35
Venue
Mendip Activity Centre, Lyncombe Drive, Churchill, North Somerset, BS25 5PQ
Churchill, North Somerset
Countdown
March
A single 5 km lap of trail run after dark, lit by your own torch. A friendly way into night running, with a small field of around 30.
Key facts
01Head or chest torch of at least 250 lumens is required
02Under 16s must run with a supervising adult in sight at all times
0316 and 17 year olds can run solo with parental consent
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The course
The route
Churchill
Distance5km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.4 km
Weather
Mid-March, Churchill
11°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
36%Days with rain
Highs around 11°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 36% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Willow Williams00:38:277.8 km/h
02Susanna Lambert00:39:337.6 km/h
03Kayleigh Philps00:39:347.6 km/h
15
Women finishers
0:43:41
Median time
6.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Mendip Aurora 5 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.
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Typical sessions
5 km
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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