Date
Sat, 8 May 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Start: Canal Road, Taunton, Somerset TA1 1PN
Taunton, Somerset
Countdown
May
A 100-mile run from Taunton that stitches the Flat 50 and Hilly 50 together, so you get an easy-going half and a harder half in one long day and night.
Key facts
0132-hour cut-off, so you will be moving through a full night
0213 aid stations along the point-to-point route
03Minimum age 18; a completed 50-miler within its cut-off is recommended
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The course
The route
Taunton
Distance161km
Total climb2,907m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate145.8 km
Weather
Early-May, Taunton
15°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 44% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Polly Marshall00:00:00
02Zen Sherley-Dale20:12:078.0 km/h
03James Bennett22:48:037.1 km/h
24
Finishers
1d 4:24:52
Median time
5.7 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAlbion Running (Dave Urwin and Natanya Squire)
Websitealbionrunning.org
Instagram@albionrunning
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Westcountry Ultra 100 Miler
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 Westcountry Ultra 100 Miler plan targets
Typical sessions
161 km with 2,907 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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