Date
Sat, 24 Apr 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Porto Moniz to Fórum Machico, Machico, Madeira Island
Calheta
Countdown
April
A proper mountain ultra of 80 km from São Vicente to Machico, with a 7am start and 25 hours to get there. Serious climbing, but far from the full 110.
Key facts
01Qualifier needed: 2 ITRA points or 45 km-effort since 1 Jan 2024
02Minimum age 20
0325-hour limit on a non-stop course
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The course
The route
Calheta
Distance80km
Total climb4,760m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate60.1 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
01Lindsay Allison10:26:417.7 km/h
02Nicole Kessler11:47:556.8 km/h
03Caroline Jacquet11:56:046.7 km/h
97
Women finishers
16:57:38
Median time
4.7 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 80 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 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 4,760 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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