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Aonach Mòr Anarchy

UTMB World Series
21.0km·917m+
September 19, 10:00 AM
Nevis Range,
United Kingdom
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Aonach Mòr Anarchy · Race profile

Distance
21.0km
Gain
917m+
FlatKM
27.3
Max
664m
Min
66m

About Aonach Mòr Anarchy

Aonach Mòr Anarchy is the 21.0km trail race at Skyline Scotland by UTMB 2027 (Nevis Range, United Kingdom). The race starts on September 19, 2027 at 10:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Nevis Range. The time limit is 4 h 30 min.

Race strategy

Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.

  • Steep 26% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Final 563m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 14.2km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.8km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.8km–14.2km · Climb of 855m, high point 665m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
  • Home · 14.2km–20.7km · Descent of 563m averaging 9%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 917m+. With 44m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 32% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 25% flat. The longest climb runs 14.2km at an average 6.0% grade (855m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.5km at an average 8.6% grade (563m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 25.6% over 1.3km. The steepest descent drops at 13.3% over 0.4km. Surface: 65% smooth and 29% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 27.3 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.5km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 13 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 14.2km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • 14.2–20.7 km · 563 m D−, -8.6% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 9°C to 15°C, with around 10°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 73%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 14% of days around this date.

This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Aonach Mòr Anarchy.

Other distances of Skyline Scotland by UTMB 2027Grand Tour of the Ben 100K (90.0km)·Tour of the Ben 50K (63.0km)·Ben Nevis Skyline (38.0km)

Official websiteskylinescotland.utmb.world