Atlantic Coast Challenge
- Total distance: 126.494 km
- Location: Constantine Bay
- Race Date: 1 Oct 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Nearest Station: Newquay (15 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (42/100)
Atlantic Coast Challenge
- Distance
- 126.494 km
- Total ascent
- 5,470 m
- Town/Village
- Constantine Bay
- Date
- 1-3 October 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Unknown
- Start Town: Constantine Bay
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 1 Oct 2027
- End Date: 3 Oct 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Newquay
- Distance from Start Line: 15 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 (28%) and grass (22%) 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 cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
Atlantic Coast Challenge has 30.6 km of trail / path, this is in the top 30% of all our races.
- Trail / Path28% · 30.6 km
- Grass22% · 24.1 km
- Rocky18% · 19.4 km
- Sand13% · 14.7 km
- Gravel / Track8% · 8.8 km
- Paved Road7% · 8.4 km
- Off-road / Unknown4% · 4.7 km
Distance
131.5 km
Ascent
5470 m
Descent
5471 m
High Point
121 m
Compared against 16 other races of a similar distance, Atlantic Coast Challenge has more total elevation gain than 94% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 81% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
13.91%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of steep climbs like Atlantic Coast Challenge's, which average 13.91%?
Atlantic Coast Challenge's climbs average 13.91%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
2.53%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Atlantic Coast Challenge's, which average 2.53%?
Atlantic Coast Challenge's descents average 2.53%. 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
Atlantic Coast Challenge scores 42/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 38/100 (5 races compared).
Atlantic Coast Challenge's pacing demands are typical for races of this distance. The complexity pattern should feel familiar if you have raced at this distance before. The key driver is terrain type changes — worth building into long runs, but not a major departure from standard preparation at this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
Are you ready for Atlantic Coast Challenge?
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