Date
Sat, 17 Jul 2027
Start
06:30
Venue
King George Playing Field, Patterdale
Glenridding, Westmorland and Furness
Countdown
July
A proper mountain day out: 57 km and 3,700 m of climbing in one loop from Patterdale, on a fully marked course, with a small field of 76 runners.
Key facts
01Cut-off: 14.5 hours maximum to finish
02Minimum age 19 on race day
03Course is fully marked
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The course
The route
Glenridding
Distance57km
Total climb3,700m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate53.9 km
Weather
Mid-July, Glenridding
17°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
56%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 56% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Anwen Darlington04:48:4411.8 km/h
02Becky Hill09:13:436.2 km/h
03Sorcha Kearney10:31:255.4 km/h
9
Women finishers
10:57:25
Median time
5.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserLake District Sky Trails (LDST Ltd); race director Charles Sproson
Websitelakedistrictskytrails.com
Instagram@lakedistrictskytrails
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra
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 Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
57 km with 3,700 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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