Date
Sat, 1 May 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Malham Showfield, Chapel Gate, Malham, Skipton, Yorkshire Dales National Park, BD23 4DG
Grayrigg, Westmorland and Furness
Countdown
May
Fifty miles of Yorkshire Dales trail in one big loop out of Malham. The climbing is moderate for the distance, so this is a long day on your feet more than a mountain fight.
Key facts
01Entrants must have finished an organised marathon or longer; training runs don't count
02Minimum age 20, and you must be in good health
0318-hour cut-off, with five checkpoints along the loop
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The course
The route
Grayrigg
Distance80km
Total climb2,593m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate74.9 km
Weather
Early-May, Grayrigg
12°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
49%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 49% 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
01Nicholls, Lynne9:00:208.9 km/h
02Hurt, Katie9:21:038.6 km/h
03Clarke, Sophie9:27:268.5 km/h
132
Women finishers
13:54:58
Median time
5.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Pennine Barrier Ultra 50
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 Barrier Ultra 50 plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 2,593 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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