Date
Sat, 6 Feb 2027
Start
16:00
Venue
Multiple venues in Northumberland, England: Kielder Forest, Ingram Cafe, and Rothbury
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Countdown
February
A single loop around the Simonside Hills that starts at 4 pm and ends in the dark. It is the busiest of the series, and there is no cut-off to chase.
Key facts
01Night race, so you will be running in the dark
02No cut-off
03Only one water station on the loop
Create a free training plan for the Shadowlands: Winter Trail Series 16 km
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The course
The route
Sunderland
Distance16.1km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate15.7 km
Weather
Early-February, Sunderland
6°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 6°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 46% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Rachel Malthouse01:41:469.5 km/h
02Claire Fairbairn01:48:078.9 km/h
03Nicola Aitken01:50:138.8 km/h
38
Women finishers
2:37:23
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserRunning Circles RC(R)C and Cold Brew Events
Websitecoldbrew.events
Instagram@coldbrewevents
Running since2025
Training
Training for the Shadowlands: Winter Trail Series 16 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 Shadowlands: Winter Trail Series 16 km plan targets
Typical sessions
16 km
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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