Cheviot Goat Ultra

Distance
94.67 km
Total ascent
3,771 m
Cut-off
10h
Town/Village
Ingram
Date
5-6 December 2026
Entry cost
£160

Overview

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Quick Facts

  • Entrance Cost: £160
  • Organiser: Cold Brew Events
  • Start Town: Ingram
  • Dogs Allowed: Unknown
  • Start Date: 5 Dec 2026
  • End Date: 6 Dec 2026
  • Start Time: 6:00 AM
  • Final Cut-off: 10h

Navigation

  • Type: Full Self-Navigation
  • Closest Train Station: Unknown
  • Distance from Start Line: Unknown

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 covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with trail (36%) and grass (23%) 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 6.6 km of grass. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with grass most common.

Cheviot Goat Ultra has 32.5 km of trail / path, this is in the top 28% of all our races.

  • Trail / Path36% · 32.5 km
  • Grass23% · 20.6 km
  • Gravel / Track19% · 17.1 km
  • Off-road / Unknown18% · 16.8 km
  • Paved Road3% · 3 km
  • Rocky1% · 0.7 km

Compared against 23 other races of a similar distance, Cheviot Goat Ultra has more total elevation gain than 87% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 83% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.

Gradient

8.03%

Average climb gradient

Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Cheviot Goat Ultra's, which average 8.03%?

Cheviot Goat Ultra's climbs average 8.03%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.

7.14%

Average descent gradient

Do you have experience of moderate descents like Cheviot Goat Ultra's, which average 7.14%?

Cheviot Goat Ultra's descents average 7.14%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.

Climate

Pacing Complexity

Cheviot Goat Ultra scores 69/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.

Similar-distance races score a median of 36/100 (5 races compared).

Cheviot Goat Ultra 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 gradient transitions, which means preparation should include training runs that deliberately mix different intensities in sequence.

Aid Stations

Stations

You'll need to keep an average pace of 4.2 km/h between aid stations to make the cut offs.

29.0 km

Gap from prev

29.0 km

WaterYes
Cold Food–
Hot Food–
Hot Drinks–
Gels–
Medic–
WC–
Bags–
Crew–

41.8 km

Gap from prev

12.9 km

WaterYes
Cold Food–
Hot FoodYes
Hot Drinks–
Gels–
Medic–
WCYes
BagsYes
Crew–

61.2 km

Gap from prev

19.3 km

WaterYes
Cold Food–
Hot Food–
Hot Drinks–
Gels–
Medic–
WC–
Bags–
Crew–
First toilet at 41.8 km. Worth using facilities before the start and being mindful of fluid intake in the early miles.

None of the aid stations on this course are confirmed to offer vegan food, so vegan runners should plan to carry their own nutrition.

Night Running

Cheviot Goat Ultra starts at 06:00 local time, with sunset around 15:39. Based on the median finisher time of 17:45:14, a runner at that pace would finish around 23:45 — after dark, spending around 10h 30m (59% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 56.9 km of the course after sunset.

816m642m469m295m121m0 km94.7 km

Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark

Are you ready for Cheviot Goat Ultra?

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