Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Start
10:00
Venue
Ivinghoe Beacon, Hertfordshire to The Clubhouse, Avebury, Wiltshire
Beckhampton, Wiltshire
Countdown
May
A 139 km run along one long point-to-point route, with 28 hours to get from start to finish. The climbing is modest, so the real test is staying on your feet through a night.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20
0228-hour overall cut-off
03First 60 km fully marked, waymarks and extra signs after that
Create a free training plan for the The Ridgeway Challenge
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The course
The route
Beckhampton
Distance139km
Total climb1,850m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate136.0 km
Weather
Late-May, Beckhampton
18°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 38% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserRunaway Racing (Runaway Adventures Limited)
Websiterunawayracing.com
Instagram@runawayracing
Running since2003
Training
Training for the The Ridgeway Challenge
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 The Ridgeway Challenge plan targets
Typical sessions
139 km with 1,850 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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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