Events/Slioch Horseshoe Hill Race

Slioch Horseshoe Hill Race

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DateExpected
Mid June 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Start/finish: Incheril, Kinlochewe
Kinlochewe, Highland
Countdown
June

A small-field hill race with no markers and no path: you navigate yourself round the checkpoints, so 20 km and 1,000 m of climbing is as much a map test as a run.

Key facts
01Entry needs vetting: 18+ and two Category AM hill races in the last two years (2026 rules)
02Visit checkpoints in order; CP1 cut-off is 13:45
03Mandatory kit: map, compass, whistle, waterproofs, hat or buff, gloves
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The course

The route

Kinlochewe
Distance20km
Total climb1,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate18.4 km
Weather

Mid-June, Kinlochewe

13°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
74%Days with rain

Highs around 13°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 74% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Catriona Graves02:30:248.0 km/h
02Ellen Downs02:32:217.9 km/h
03Claire White02:38:537.6 km/h
4
Women finishers
2:35:37
Median time
7.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserHighland Hill Runners; race organiser Luke Taylor
Training

Training for the Slioch Horseshoe Hill Race

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.

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What a Slioch Horseshoe Hill Race plan targets
Typical sessions
20 km with 1,000 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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