Events/TORQ In Your Sleep

TORQ In Your Sleep

MTBTimed laps

Date

Sun, 29 Aug 2027

Venue

Minley Manor, near Yateley, Hampshire

Countdown

August

Per lap

13km

Climb / lap

175m

Duration

12hr

The name is the warning. This 12-hour MTB race runs noon to midnight at Minley Manor, and the whole second half is in the dark: the final four hours are fully dark, on singletrack.

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The course

One lap, on repeat

A roughly 13km figure-of-8 lap, mostly flat at around 175m of climbing, blending flowing singletrack and fire road through heathland, beech and pine woods. Three climbs per lap: a short sharp up, a long gravel drag and a grassy pull. The Bridge to Nowhere comes alive with sound and light after dark.

Weather

Late-August, Minley Manor

22°CTypical high

12°CTypical low

6°CColdest in 20 years

36%Days with rain

Highs around 22°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 36% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the TORQ In Your Sleep

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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What the course throws at you

Typical sessions

12 hours of racing, noon to midnight, with the final four hours fully dark on singletrack

Mainly flat, but three climbs a lap whose undulations stack up significantly over 12 hours

A real temperature drop after sunset: a hot afternoon giving way to a cool night

Fast, flowing XC that rewards momentum, smooth handling and a well-mounted bar-plus-helmet light

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Threshold and sweet-spot work: build to 3x20min at FTP, 2x20min sweet spot, and 4x(4min/4min) over-unders

Weekend doubles on the MTB: a 4hr Saturday plus a 2-3hr Sunday, building toward a 5-6hr race simulation with race nutrition

Dedicated night rides on technical singletrack, including one long ride that starts in daylight and finishes after dark, tired

A lighting burn test to confirm 4-plus hours of battery at race brightness before race day

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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