Events/Wooler Trail Marathon

Wooler Trail Marathon

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Date
Sat, 14 Nov 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
Wooler Hostel, 30 Cheviot Street, Wooler, Northumberland, NE71 6LW
Wooler, Northumberland
Countdown
November

A clockwise loop from Wooler Hostel that goes a bit beyond marathon distance, with 1,848 m of climbing. Proper hill running, in November, with a small field of 115.

Key facts
019.5-hour cut-off, with five checkpoints on the loop
02Mandatory kit: map, compass, full waterproofs, head torch, survival bag, hat and gloves
03ARC rules apply, so carry 500 ml water, a personal cup, emergency food and a phone
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The course

The route

Wooler
Distance46km
Total climb1,848m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.5 km
Weather

Mid-November, Wooler

9°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain

Highs around 9°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 57% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Rachel Malthouse05:50:25.0507.9 km/h
02Claire Fairbairn05:54:16.2017.8 km/h
03Vivienne Heaton06:06:07.6977.5 km/h
34
Women finishers
7:40:55
Median time
6.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserTrail Outlaws
Instagram@trailoutlaws
Running since2016
Training

Training for the Wooler Trail Marathon

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 a Wooler Trail Marathon plan targets
Typical sessions
46 km with 1,848 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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