Pilgrims Ultra - 50km
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Holy Island
- Race Date: 25 Sep 2027
- Finish rate: 93%
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Chathill (15.9 km)
- Night Running: 0% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Low (24/100)
Pilgrims Ultra - 50km
- Distance
- 50 km
- Total ascent
- 672 m
- Town/Village
- Holy Island
- Date
- 25 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Cold Brew Events
- Start Town: Holy Island
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 25 Sep 2027
- End Date: 25 Sep 2027
- Start Time: 8:30 AM
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
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
Toilets
- Hand Washing Beyond Sanitiser: Unknown
- Period Products Provided: Unknown
- Female Only Toilets: Unknown
Family & Spectators
- Baby Changing at Start: Unknown
- Family Friendly Spectator Areas: Unknown
- Flexible Deferral or Cancellation: Unknown
Safety
- Marshalls at Isolated Areas: Unknown
- Safeguarding and Reporting Policy: Unknown
- Can Hide Location from Public Tracking: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (43%) and paved road (24%) 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. Uphills are predominantly on trail (91% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
Pilgrims Ultra - 50km has 21.2 km of trail / path, this is in the top 53% of all our races.
- Trail / Path43% · 21.2 km
- Paved Road24% · 11.6 km
- Grass18% · 8.9 km
- Gravel / Track11% · 5.5 km
- Sand3% · 1.6 km
- Rocky1% · 0.4 km
Distance
50.9 km
Ascent
672 m
Descent
668 m
High Point
161 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Pilgrims Ultra - 50km has more total elevation gain than 22% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 22% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
3.59%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Pilgrims Ultra - 50km's, which average 3.59%?
Pilgrims Ultra - 50km's climbs average 3.59%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
1.85%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Pilgrims Ultra - 50km's, which average 1.85%?
Pilgrims Ultra - 50km's descents average 1.85%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Pacing Complexity
Pilgrims Ultra - 50km scores 24/100 for pacing complexity, rated low.
Similar-distance races score a median of 39/100 (5 races compared).
Pilgrims Ultra - 50km is one of the more pacing-friendly races at this distance. The course is relatively consistent in effort demand, which makes a controlled, steady approach more viable than on many similar-distance events. Terrain type changes is still the main watchpoint, but overall the course rewards disciplined execution over reactive pacing.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
Night Running
Pilgrims Ultra - 50km starts at 08:30 local time, with sunset around 18:59. Based on the median finisher time of 14:33:15, a runner at that pace would finish around 23:03 — after dark, spending around 4h 08m (28% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 14.5 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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