Date
Sat, 17 Apr 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
The Peveril Centre, Buxton Road, Castleton, S33 8WP
Castleton, Derbyshire
Countdown
April
The full Bash is a 70 km loop out of Castleton with 2,600 m of climbing, and you get until midnight to finish it. Walkers and runners share the course.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20 on race day; no dogs
02Early starts: walkers from 05:30, runners from 06:30; all individually timed
03Checkpoint cut-offs apply, and you must finish by midnight
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The course
The route
Castleton
Distance70km
Total climb2,600m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate71.8 km
Weather
Mid-April, Castleton
12°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
33%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 33% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Nicola Donaghey08:43:448.0 km/h
02Danielle De Simone09:50:297.1 km/h
03Holly Davis10:55:316.4 km/h
24
Women finishers
13:12:42
Median time
5.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Peak District Birthday Bash 70 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.
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Typical sessions
70 km with 2,600 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
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