Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon
- Total distance: 42.2 km
- Location: Leeds
- Race Date: 9 May 2027
- Finish rate: 100%
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Headingley (1 km)
- Night Running: 0% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Low (20/100)
Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Unknown
- Start Town: Leeds
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 9 May 2027
- End Date: 9 May 2027
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Headingley
- Distance from Start Line: 1 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 18 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
This course is predominantly paved road, accounting for 89% of the distance. 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 8.4 km of paved road. Uphills are predominantly on paved road (98% of ascending sections).
- Paved Road89% · 36.8 km
- Grass9% · 3.8 km
- Trail / Path2% · 0.7 km
Distance
42.2 km
Ascent
437 m
Descent
436 m
High Point
175 m
This race has a long, flat stretch early on in the race, before a gentle descent until about 20km, before a flat section until about 28km, before a long, flat stretch towards the finish.
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon has more total elevation gain than 19% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 19% of them — significantly flatter than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Navigation
Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon is fully waymarked — runners can rely on course markings to find their way and don't need to carry a map or GPX file as their primary means of navigation.
Source: Not recorded
Aid Stations
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