Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Car Park, Links Road, Bamburgh to Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth, Northumberland
Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
Countdown
May
A one-way run down the Northumberland coast from Bamburgh to Tynemouth Priory. You start at one castle town and finish at the sea's edge a hundred kilometres on.
Key facts
01Mandatory kit: backpack with fluids, food, charged phone and a lightweight jacket
02Headtorch required if you will finish after 21:00
03Slower runners (over 15 hours) start 06:00-06:30; quicker runners 07:00-07:30
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The course
The route
Tynemouth
Distance100km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate95.7 km
Weather
Late-May, Tynemouth
14°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 38% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Rachael Minto10:01:0210.0 km/h
02Helen Gainford10:58:019.1 km/h
03Jessica Levy11:00:219.1 km/h
57
Women finishers
14:40:20
Median time
6.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the The Priory Ultra - 100km
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.
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Typical sessions
100 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
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Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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