DalesRunner 40km
- Total distance: 42.06 km
- Location: Bainbridge
- Race Date: 3 Oct 2027
- Finish rate: 100%
- Nearest Station: Redmire (13.1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (44/100)
DalesRunner 40km
- Distance
- 42.06 km
- Total ascent
- 889 m
- Town/Village
- Bainbridge
- Date
- 3 October 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Unknown
- Start Town: Bainbridge
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 3 Oct 2027
- End Date: 3 Oct 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Redmire
- Distance from Start Line: 13.1 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 gravel (29%) and grass (29%) 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 6.7 km of trail. Ascending sections cover a varied mix of surfaces with no single type dominating the climbs. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
DalesRunner 40km has 12 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 63% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track29% · 12 km
- Grass29% · 11.9 km
- Trail / Path27% · 10.9 km
- Paved Road14% · 5.9 km
- Rocky1% · 0.2 km
- Sand0% · 0.1 km
Distance
42.1 km
Ascent
889 m
Descent
890 m
High Point
591 m
Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, DalesRunner 40km has more total elevation gain than 27% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 31% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
3.96%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like DalesRunner 40km's, which average 3.96%?
DalesRunner 40km's climbs average 3.96%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.92%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like DalesRunner 40km's, which average 4.92%?
DalesRunner 40km's descents average 4.92%. 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
DalesRunner 40km scores 44/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 24/100 (5 races compared).
DalesRunner 40km 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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