Bewl Water Spring - Marathon
- Total distance: 42.2 km
- Location: Wealden
- Race Date: 9 May 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £57
- Nearest Station: Wadhurst (5.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (30/100)
Bewl Water Spring - Marathon
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Total ascent
- 762 m
- Cut-off
- 7h 15m
- Town/Village
- Wealden
- Date
- 9 May 2027
- Entry cost
- £57
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £57
- Organiser: Hermes Running
- Start Town: Wealden
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 9 May 2027
- End Date: 9 May 2027
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 7h 15m
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Wadhurst
- Distance from Start Line: 5.5 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 18 years
- 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 is mainly trail (57%), with gravel (27%) making up most of the rest. 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 gravel (76% of ascending sections). Descents are mainly on trail (85% of descending sections).
Bewl Water Spring - Marathon has 21.7 km of trail / path, this is in the top 52% of all our races.
- Trail / Path57% · 21.7 km
- Gravel / Track27% · 10.2 km
- Paved Road10% · 4 km
- Grass6% · 2.2 km
Distance
42.5 km
Ascent
762 m
Descent
758 m
High Point
132 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Bewl Water Spring - Marathon has more total elevation gain than 26% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 30% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
4.37%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Bewl Water Spring - Marathon's, which average 4.37%?
Bewl Water Spring - Marathon's climbs average 4.37%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
1.87%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Bewl Water Spring - Marathon's, which average 1.87%?
Bewl Water Spring - Marathon's descents average 1.87%. 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
Bewl Water Spring - Marathon scores 30/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 24/100 (5 races compared).
Bewl Water Spring - Marathon is among the more pacing-complex races at this distance. The challenge is not just the total distance or ascent — it is the repeated need to change effort level. A fixed pace target is unlikely to work here. The dominant source of complexity is terrain type changes, which means preparation should include training runs that deliberately mix different intensities in sequence.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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