Cheshire Ring Ultra 100

Distance
164.153 km
Total ascent
1,311 m
Cut-off
30h
Town/Village
Salford
Date
25 September 2027

Overview

No overview text has been written for this race yet.

Quick Facts

  • Entrance Cost: Unknown
  • Organiser: GB Ultras
  • Start Town: Salford
  • Dogs Allowed: Unknown
  • Start Date: 25 Sep 2027
  • End Date: 25 Sep 2027
  • Start Time: Unknown
  • Final Cut-off: 30h

Navigation

  • Type: Unknown
  • Closest Train Station: Trafford Park
  • Distance from Start Line: 2.1 km

Eligibility

  • Minimum Age: 20 years
  • Gender Eligibility: All genders
  • Minimum Entry Criteria: You must have completed a race of at least 50 Mile before this race, with no time limit on when.

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: Yes

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 paved road (30%) and grass (28%) 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. The longest unbroken stretch is 8.7 km of paved road. Climbs are mostly on paved road, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with grass most common.

Cheshire Ring Ultra 100 has 47.2 km of paved road, this is in the top 2% of all our races.

  • Paved Road30% · 47.2 km
  • Grass28% · 42.2 km
  • Gravel / Track21% · 31.2 km
  • Trail / Path20% · 29.7 km
  • Off-road / Unknown1% · 1 km
  • Rocky0% · 0.3 km

Compared against 13 other races of a similar distance, Cheshire Ring Ultra 100 has more total elevation gain than 31% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 31% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.

Gradient

1.63%

Average climb gradient

Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Cheshire Ring Ultra 100's, which average 1.63%?

Cheshire Ring Ultra 100's climbs average 1.63%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.

0.36%

Average descent gradient

Do you have experience of gentle descents like Cheshire Ring Ultra 100's, which average 0.36%?

Cheshire Ring Ultra 100's descents average 0.36%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.

Climate

Pacing Complexity

Cheshire Ring Ultra 100 scores 28/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.

Similar-distance races score a median of 41/100 (5 races compared).

Cheshire Ring Ultra 100 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.

Aid Stations

No aid station data available for this race yet.

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