Date
Sun, 10 Oct 2027
Venue
Herrington Country Park, Penshaw, Tyne and Wear
Penshaw, Tyne and Wear
Countdown
October
The short version of the Penshaw day: 10 km with about 250 m of climbing. A friendly trail run that is a good first step into off-road racing.
Key facts
01Cut-off is 2 hours for the 10 km
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The course
The route
Penshaw
Distance10km
Total climb253m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate10.6 km
Weather
Early-October, Penshaw
13°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
45%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 45% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Rachel Sheriff00:53:46.98011.2 km/h
02Danielle Pizzey00:55:33.10410.8 km/h
03Joanne Winship00:59:03.41010.2 km/h
74
Women finishers
1:13:35
Median time
8.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Penshaw Half Marathon 10 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 Penshaw Half Marathon 10 km plan targets
Typical sessions
10 km with 253 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
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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