Pilgrims Ultra - 100 Mile
- Total distance: 160.9 km
- Location: Holy Island
- Race Date: 26 Sep 2026
- Finish rate: 54%
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Chathill (15.9 km)
- Aid Stations: 8
- Night Running: 43.8% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (34/100)
Pilgrims Ultra - 100 Mile Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £160
- Organiser: Cold Brew Events
- Start Town: Holy Island
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 26 Sep 2026
- End Date: 27 Sep 2026
- Start Time: 8:30 AM
- Final Cut-off: 32 hours
Navigation
- Type: Partial Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: Chathill
- Distance from Start Line: 15.9 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with grass (35%) and trail (29%) being the most common and neither clearly dominating. The terrain is highly fragmented, switching roughly every kilometre. This demands constant mental engagement and limits the ability to build a sustained rhythm from surface consistency alone. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents are mainly on grass (79% of descending sections).
- Grass35% · 49.5 km
- Trail / Path29% · 40.6 km
- Gravel / Track15% · 21.8 km
- Paved Road14% · 19.7 km
- Sand5% · 6.4 km
- Off-road / Unknown2% · 3.3 km
- Rocky0% · 0.5 km
Distance
154.6 km
Ascent
2557 m
Descent
2488 m
High Point
306 m
This race has a long, flat stretch from around km 20, before a long, flat stretch for the final 39km.
Compared against 13 other races of a similar distance, Pilgrims Ultra - 100 Mile has more total elevation gain than 46% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 38% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Navigation
Pilgrims Ultra - 100 Mile is partial self-navigation: some sections are marked, but runners are expected to navigate independently — with a map, compass, or GPX file — for the rest of the course.
Source: Race Website - Explicit
Aid Stations
Stations
You'll need to keep an average pace of 5.0 km/h between aid stations to make the cut offs.
Stations
| KM | Name | Gap from Prev | Cut-off | Water | Cold Food | Hot Food | Hot Drinks | Gels | Medic | WC | Bags | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.0 | Belford | 20.0 km | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30.0 | Bamburgh | 10.0 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51.0 | Craster | 21.0 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – |
| 72.0 | Warkworth | 21.0 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 90.0 | Weldon Bridge | 18.0 km | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 101.0 | Rothbury | 11.0 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – |
| 124.0 | Kirkwhelpington | 23.0 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 140.0 | Great Whittington | 16.0 km | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
None of the aid stations on this course are confirmed to offer vegan food, so vegan runners should plan to carry their own nutrition.
Source: Not recorded
Night Running
Pilgrims Ultra - 100 Mile starts at 08:30 local time, with sunset around 17:55. Based on the median finisher time of 27:36:47, a runner at that pace would finish around 12:06 — after dark, spending around 12h 10m (44% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 67.6 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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