← All eventsWest Highland Way Race
One of the world's oldest ultramarathons: 96 miles point-to-point from Milngavie to Fort William along the West Highland Way, with ~4,500m of climbing. Crew-supported, 01:00 start, 35-hour cutoff, run through one or two nights. A running event: vert, technical trail and night running matter.
One of the world's oldest ultramarathons. 96 miles along the West Highland Way from Milngavie to Fort William, run in a single push from a 01:00 start.
It builds from gentle lowland trail into the wild, remote north: the rocky Loch Lomond shore, the exposed sweep of Rannoch Moor, and the Devil's Staircase.
A Scottish classic, and a serious one. Around 4,500m of climbing, a 35-hour cutoff, and one or two nights on your feet. Entry is qualification-only, so everyone lines up with ultras behind them.
Is West Highland Way Race for you?
- Runners with hilly-ultra finishes behind them. Entry is qualification-gated, so you arrive with the miles and the experience to pace sensibly to the cutoffs.
- Night runners who cope with broken sleep. The 01:00 start puts everyone into the dark on tired legs, and slower runners face a second night.
- Athletes who love technical ground. The rocky, rooty Loch Lomond shore and the steep northern descents reward sure footing, not smooth-trail speed.
- Runners with a willing crew. This is a crewed race, and a drilled support team at the road points can be worth an hour or more.
Training plan for West Highland Way Race
A training plan for West Highland Way Race isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- 96 miles and around 4,500m of climbing in one push, from a 01:00 start straight into the dark
- The slow, technical Loch Lomond shore: rocky and rooty, more tiring than the mileage looks
- The wild north at 60 to 80 miles, when Rannoch Moor and the Devil's Staircase arrive on wrecked legs
- Changeable Highland weather and, for many, a second night on your feet
- Long trail runs building from 3h toward 7 to 8h, plus a weekly big-vert day of 1,500 to 2,500m climbing
- Back-to-back weekends, a 7h Saturday into a 5h Sunday, for running on pre-fatigued legs
- Night runs and a late-start simulation, beginning a long run near 01:00 after a normal day to rehearse the disrupted-sleep start
- Technical descent repeats plus a full crew and fuelling rehearsal on your long days
- 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
