Chester Ultra 100
- Total distance: 164.153 km
- Location: Ellesmere Port
- Race Date: 17 Apr 2027
- Finish rate: 100%
- Entry Cost: £229
- Navigation: Full Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Ellesmere Port (1.9 km)
- Aid Stations: 12
- Night Running: 36.8% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (33/100)
Chester Ultra 100
- Distance
- 164.153 km
- Total ascent
- 2,215 m
- Cut-off
- 32h
- Town/Village
- Ellesmere Port
- Date
- 17-18 April 2027
- Entry cost
- £229
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £229
- Organiser: GB Ultras
- Start Town: Ellesmere Port
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 17 Apr 2027
- End Date: 18 Apr 2027
- Start Time: 6:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 32h
Navigation
- Type: Full Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: Ellesmere Port
- Distance from Start Line: 1.9 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: 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 paved road (31%) and trail (25%) 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 gravel, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with paved road most common.
Chester Ultra 100 has 45.1 km of paved road, this is in the top 2% of all our races.
- Paved Road31% · 45.1 km
- Trail / Path25% · 36.9 km
- Gravel / Track22% · 32.7 km
- Grass15% · 22.5 km
- Off-road / Unknown7% · 9.9 km
Distance
164.3 km
Ascent
2215 m
Descent
2215 m
High Point
178 m
Compared against 13 other races of a similar distance, Chester Ultra 100 has more total elevation gain than 46% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 46% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
2.74%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Chester Ultra 100's, which average 2.74%?
Chester Ultra 100's climbs average 2.74%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
1.27%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Chester Ultra 100's, which average 1.27%?
Chester Ultra 100's descents average 1.27%. 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
Chester Ultra 100 scores 33/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 41/100 (5 races compared).
Chester 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.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
Stations
You'll need to keep an average pace of 5.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.2 | CP1 — Tower Rd/Raymond St, Chester, CH1 4EL. SJ 40065 66580. | 14.2 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| 20.9 | CP2 — Tower Rd/Raymond St, Chester, CH1 4EL. SJ 40065 66580. | 6.7 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| 27.4 | CP3 — Waverton Village Hall, Common Lane, Waverton, CH3 7QT. | 6.4 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| 43.5 | CP4 — Peckforton & Beeston Village Hall, CW6 9TW, SJ53035 55318 | 16.1 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| 64.4 | CP5 — Delamere Forest Barnsbridge Car-park, Ashton Road, Approx. WA6 6NB. SJ 54172 71588. | 20.9 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| 75.6 | CP6 — Frodsham Parish Hall, Church Street, Frodsham, WA6 6PN. | 11.3 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| 90.1 | CP7 — Preston Brook Village Hall, Sandy Lane, Preston Brook, WA7 3AW. SJ 56583 80583. | 14.5 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 99.3 | CP8 — Sandy Lane Community Centre, Sandy Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 2AY. SJ61620 85897. | 9.2 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| 112.2 | CP9 — Spike Island, Visitors Car Park, West Bank, Widnes, Halton | 12.9 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| 122.3 | CP10 — Preston Brook Village Hall, Sandy Lane, Preston Brook, WA7 3AW. SJ 56583 80583. | 10.1 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 137.8 | CP11 — Frodsham Parish Hall, Church Street, Frodsham, WA6 6PN. | 15.4 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| 144.8 | CP12 — Alvanley Village Hall, Church Way, Alvanley, Frodsham WA6 9BZ | 7.1 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
Vegan food is available at every aid station on this course.
Source: Race Website - Explicit
Night Running
Chester Ultra 100 starts at 06:00 local time, with sunset around 20:15. Based on the median finisher time of 27:23:05, a runner at that pace would finish around 09:23 — after dark, spending around 10h 05m (37% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 60.9 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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