Date
Sat, 12 Jun 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
The Engine Shed, Pennine View Park, Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness
Countdown
June
A 65k trail ultra that's one big loop back to Basecamp, so you finish where you started. The climbing is moderate, and it's a small field in only its second edition.
Key facts
0112.5-hour overall cut-off
02Single loop that returns to Basecamp
03Open to ages 18 and over
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The course
The route
Kirkby Stephen
Distance65km
Total climb1,500m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate60.6 km
Weather
Mid-June, Kirkby Stephen
16°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 57% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Liz James09:01:577.2 km/h
02Heidi Dent09:07:247.1 km/h
03Susan Keefe09:24:446.9 km/h
4
Women finishers
9:16:04
Median time
7.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserThe Upper Eden Yomp Committee
Websiteyompmountainchallenge.com
Instagram@yompmountainchallenge
Running since2026
Training
Training for the ThruDark ULTRA Yomp
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 ThruDark ULTRA Yomp plan targets
Typical sessions
65 km with 1,500 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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