Date
Sat, 11 Sept 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Holy Island Beach, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland
Holy Island, Northumberland
Countdown
September
The shortest of the three Pilgrims' Ultra distances, starting on the beach at Holy Island. 52 km point to point with modest climbing, finished in daylight.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20
028-hour cut-off
03Point to point, so plan how you get back
Create a free training plan for the Pilgrims' Ultra 52 km
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The course
The route
Holy Island
Distance52km
Total climb518m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate51.4 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
01Helen Gainford05:06:0310.2 km/h
02Catherine Spoors05:11:4010.0 km/h
03Katherine Burnett05:47:489.0 km/h
46
Women finishers
7:32:22
Median time
6.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Pilgrims' Ultra 52 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 52 km plan targets
Typical sessions
52 km with 518 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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