Date
Sat, 27 Feb 2027
Venue
Men’s Shed, Waratah, Tasmania
Waratah, Tasmania
Countdown
February
The short one at Takayna Trail: 22 km on a single loop around Waratah, and the biggest field of the three. A solid first step into remote Tasmanian trail running.
Key facts
01Mandatory kit: waterproof jacket, thermal top, torch, whistle, space blanket
02Carry a compass, snake bandage and printed maps, plus a phone with offline map
03Bring emergency food and water
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The course
The route
Waratah
Distance22km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate20.5 km
Weather
Late-February, Waratah
19°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 40% 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
01Rhiannon Wild02:02:3010.8 km/h
02Kara Charlton02:21:029.4 km/h
03Sophie ABBOTT02:25:159.1 km/h
103
Women finishers
3:24:02
Median time
6.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Takayna Trail 22 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.
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Typical sessions
22 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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