The Northumbrian
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The Northumbrian 2027
The Northumbrian is a two day endurance weekend at Kielder Forest, Northumberland, on 26 and 27 June 2027. The program combines a half iron distance triathlon, an aquabike event, a team relay option for the half distance tri, and two UTMB Index trail runs.
Distances and formats include:
- Half Iron Distance Triathlon: swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles, run 13.1 miles.
- Half Distance Aquabike: swim 1.2 miles and bike 56 miles.
- Team Half Distance Tri: the half tri as a relay of three.
- 50K Ultra Trail Run: 48 km with +700m elevation, UTMB Index.
- 28K Trail Run: 27 km with +400m elevation, UTMB Index.
Triathlon and aquabike entries require British Triathlon membership and a race licence; entrants must either hold an annual Core or Ultimate membership or purchase a single use Race Pass. The triathlon and aquabike competitions have a minimum age of 18 years. Trail run entries carry age eligibility rules: the 50K requires entrants born before 2007-06-29 and the 28K requires entrants born before 2009-06-29. The team half distance is entered per team.
Individual entries typically include the event cycling jersey or running t-shirt, a swim cap, electronic chip timing, on-course support and nutrition, a medal, a finisher goody bag, and parking. Entries will close at midnight on Wednesday 23 June or when sold out. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
