Date
Sat, 11 Sept 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Holy Island Beach, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland
Holy Island, Northumberland
Countdown
September
The middle distance of the Pilgrims' Ultra, a 100 km point to point from Holy Island Beach. Light on climbing for its length, but the night section is what you'll remember.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20
0218-hour cut-off, so part of it is in the dark
03Point to point, so plan how you get back
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The course
The route
Holy Island
Distance100km
Total climb1,219m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate101.0 km
Weather
Mid-September, Holy Island
16°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
43%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 43% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Nicola Pettersson14:26:426.9 km/h
02Jemima Jones15:37:306.4 km/h
03Penny Holland16:26:416.1 km/h
8
Women finishers
16:52:54
Median time
5.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Pilgrims' Ultra 100 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 Pilgrims' Ultra 100 km plan targets
Typical sessions
100 km with 1,219 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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