Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon
- Total distance: 44.09 km
- Location: Chop Gate
- Race Date: 13 Jun 2027
- Finish rate: 98%
- Nearest Station: Battersby (10.7 km)
- Night Running: 0% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: High (60/100)
Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon
- Distance
- 44.09 km
- Total ascent
- 1,471 m
- Cut-off
- 10h
- Town/Village
- Chop Gate
- Date
- 13 June 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Hardmoors Race Series
- Start Town: Chop Gate
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 13 Jun 2027
- End Date: 13 Jun 2027
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 10h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Battersby
- Distance from Start Line: 10.7 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 (31%) and paved road (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 5.0 km of trail. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon has 13.5 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 58% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track31% · 13.5 km
- Paved Road28% · 12.3 km
- Trail / Path26% · 11.4 km
- Grass14% · 5.9 km
- Rocky1% · 0.4 km
Distance
44.1 km
Ascent
1471 m
Descent
1471 m
High Point
428 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon has more total elevation gain than 70% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 70% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
6.89%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon's, which average 6.89%?
Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon's climbs average 6.89%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
6.26%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of moderate descents like Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon's, which average 6.26%?
Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon's descents average 6.26%. 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
Hardmoors Wainstones Marathon scores 60/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 16/100 (5 races compared).
Hardmoors Wainstones 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 gradient transitions, 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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