Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Larrybane Quarry, Ballintoy to Gortin Community Activity Centre, Gortin, County Tyrone
Gortin, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Countdown
May
A 170 km point-to-point run across Northern Ireland with no signs and no marshals, just you, your GPS and a night out on the course. Small field, big self-reliance.
Key facts
01Navigate by GPS alone: no route signage or marshals
0234-hour cut-off, with an overnight section
03Prior ultra over 50 miles needed, plus mandatory kit
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The course
The route
Gortin
Distance171km
Total climb3,070m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate156.1 km
Weather
Late-May, Gortin
15°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
50%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 50% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Peter Cromie20:55:498.2 km/h
02Ross Clarke22:10:477.7 km/h
03John Paul Clarke22:36:057.5 km/h
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Finishers
1d 5:28:41
Median time
5.8 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Norn Iron 100
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 Norn Iron 100 plan targets
Typical sessions
171 km with 3,070 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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