Date
Sat, 24 Apr 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Porto Moniz to Fórum Machico, Machico, Madeira Island
Calheta
Countdown
April
The gateway to ultra distance: 56 km from Boaventura to Machico, with a generous 15 hours. Long enough to be a real day out, with modest climbing for the distance.
Key facts
01Qualifier needed: 1 ITRA point or 25 km-effort since 1 Jan 2024
02Minimum age 20
0315-hour limit
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The course
The route
Calheta
Distance56km
Total climb2,800m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate49.0 km
Weather
Late-April, Calheta
18°CTypical high
17°CTypical low
15°CColdest in 20 years
12%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 17°C, but it has dropped to 15°C. Rain on 12% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Rachel Drake05:54:039.5 km/h
02Jane Maus06:04:549.2 km/h
03Ana Paula Rodrigues06:33:098.5 km/h
126
Women finishers
10:42:42
Median time
5.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserClube de Montanha do Funchal (CMOF)
Websitemiutmadeira.com
Instagram@miutmadeira
Running since2008
Training
Training for the MIUT Legend 56 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 MIUT Legend 56 km plan targets
Typical sessions
56 km with 2,800 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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