Date
Sat, 8 May 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Bowlees to Alston YHA, Alston, Cumbria
Alston, Westmorland and Furness
Countdown
May
A point-to-point run from Bowlees to Alston, navigated yourself, with the early start set aside for those who'll be out on their feet for well over 11 hours.
Key facts
01Early start is for those expecting to take over 11 hours
02Self-navigated route, so you need to find your own way
03Coach from Alston to the start at Bowlees
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The course
The route
Alston
Distance60km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate58.4 km
Weather
Early-May, Alston
12°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 51% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Bonnie van Wilgenburg06:46:208.8 km/h
02Karen Nash07:00:438.5 km/h
03Natasha Harvey08:11:057.3 km/h
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Women finishers
10:15:50
Median time
5.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Pennine 39
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 Pennine 39 plan targets
Typical sessions
60 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
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