Date
Sat, 14 Aug 2027
Start
11:00
Venue
Tamdhu Distillery, Knockando, to the Speyside Way Landmark, Buckie
Buckie, Moray
Countdown
August
The gentler way to run the Speyside Way: start at Tamdhu Distillery and run the second half to Buckie. Under 500 m of climbing makes it a good first ultra.
Key facts
0110-hour cut-off to finish in Buckie
02Point-to-point: you finish in a different place from the start
03Minimum age 18
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The course
The route
Buckie
Distance50km
Total climb457m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate49.2 km
Weather
Mid-August, Buckie
17°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
60%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 60% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Stephanie Innes-Smith04:52:0510.3 km/h
02Victoria McKenzie04:55:2010.2 km/h
03Magda Thomas05:03:129.9 km/h
48
Women finishers
6:51:54
Median time
7.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the The Speyside Way 50k & 100k 50 km
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50 km with 457 m of climbing
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