Journal
Methodology, run reports and pieces computed from the route data itself. Everything here follows the same rule as the routes: nothing claims more than it knows.
Race notes
Cornwall has no sustained climbs, so training for the Lakeland 50 meant hunting down the few spots where you can bank vertical by repetition. Two that earned their place, with parking pinned.
13 July 2026
Data
The route data puts a number on it. The highest point is 339 m, the biggest unbroken climb is about 160 m, and the county banks its vertical in tiny bites — which is why hill training here means repetition.
13 July 2026
Run report
The last long run of a Lakeland 50 block, done in a heatwave with full race kit: real splits, saturated air and one 26-minute pub stop.
11 July 2026
Methodology
Where the lines, distances and climb figures come from — and why our gain numbers read lower than the guidebooks.
11 July 2026
Data
One number that predicts how a coastal run will actually feel — with the two places it lies to you.
11 July 2026
Race notes
Three directory routes sit on the Arc's course. How to use them for honest winter preparation.
11 July 2026