Date
Sun, 7 Feb 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0QJ, England
Portinscale, Cumberland
Countdown
February
The full trail marathon: two loops from the Visitor Centre, back to back, with a clock that keeps you honest all the way round.
Key facts
01Cut-offs: 13 miles by 12:00, 20.5 miles by 14:00, finish by 16:00
02Compulsory kit is required
03Minimum age 16 on race day, and dogs may not run
Create a free training plan for the Montane Grizedale Forest Trail 13 & 26 42 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Portinscale
Distance42km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.2 km
Weather
Early-February, Portinscale
5°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
54%Days with rain
Highs around 5°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 54% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserEpic Events (Epic Event Management Ltd)
Websiteepicevents.co.uk
Instagram@epiceventsltd
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Montane Grizedale Forest Trail 13 & 26 42 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 Montane Grizedale Forest Trail 13 & 26 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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