Date
Sat, 9 Oct 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Coastal start to Nevis Range Mountain Experience Resort, Fort William
Fort William, Highland
Countdown
October
You start at the sea and finish at Nevis Range, a point-to-point trail ultra of 45 km that climbs 1,646 m, which is a solid day out rather than a brutal one.
Key facts
01A coach takes you to the coastal start, so you don't ride or run there yourself
02Two start waves, at 07:00 and 08:15
03Cut-offs are set at a 3 mph pace
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The course
The route
Fort William
Distance45km
Total climb1,646m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.6 km
Weather
Early-October, Fort William
10°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
72%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 72% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Nerijus Morkunas04:56:139.1 km/h
02Chris Astley05:06:428.8 km/h
03Lukasz Koziello05:12:238.7 km/h
345
Finishers
8:34:03
Median time
5.3 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Sea to Summit: Ben Nevis
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 Sea to Summit: Ben Nevis plan targets
Typical sessions
45 km with 1,646 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
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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