She Strides Calderdale Way 30 Ultra

Distance
48.28 km
Total ascent
1,803 m
Town/Village
Calderdale
Date
1 May 2027
Entry cost
£55

Overview

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Quick Facts

  • Entrance Cost: £55
  • Organiser: She Strides
  • Start Town: Calderdale
  • Dogs Allowed: Unknown
  • Start Date: 1 May 2027
  • End Date: 1 May 2027
  • Start Time: Unknown
  • Final Cut-off: Unknown

Navigation

  • Type: Unknown
  • Closest Train Station: Brighouse
  • Distance from Start Line: 1.2 km

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 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. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with paved road most common.

She Strides Calderdale Way 30 Ultra has 15.9 km of trail / path, this is in the top 67% of all our races.

  • Trail / Path36% · 15.9 km
  • Paved Road28% · 12.3 km
  • Gravel / Track21% · 9.3 km
  • Grass14% · 6.4 km
  • Rocky1% · 0.5 km

Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, She Strides Calderdale Way 30 Ultra has more total elevation gain than 85% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 77% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.

Gradient

7.57%

Average climb gradient

Do you have experience of moderate climbs like She Strides Calderdale Way 30 Ultra's, which average 7.57%?

She Strides Calderdale Way 30 Ultra's climbs average 7.57%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.

6.78%

Average descent gradient

Do you have experience of moderate descents like She Strides Calderdale Way 30 Ultra's, which average 6.78%?

She Strides Calderdale Way 30 Ultra's descents average 6.78%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.

Climate

Pacing Complexity

She Strides Calderdale Way 30 Ultra scores 61/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.

Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).

She Strides Calderdale Way 30 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

No aid station data available for this race yet.

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