She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra
- Total distance: 81.81 km
- Location: Calderdale
- Race Date: 1 May 2027
- Finish rate: 88%
- Entry Cost: £65
- Pacing Complexity: High (62/100)
She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra
- Distance
- 81.81 km
- Total ascent
- 2,806 m
- Cut-off
- 17h
- Town/Village
- Calderdale
- Date
- 1 May 2027
- Entry cost
- £65
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £65
- 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: 17h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
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 trail (41%) and paved road (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 5.7 km of trail. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra has 29.6 km of trail / path, this is in the top 32% of all our races.
- Trail / Path41% · 29.6 km
- Paved Road23% · 16.8 km
- Gravel / Track18% · 13.5 km
- Grass14% · 10.4 km
- Rocky3% · 1.9 km
- Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.7 km
Distance
81.8 km
Ascent
2806 m
Descent
2803 m
High Point
384 m
Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra has more total elevation gain than 69% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 65% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
7.74%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra's, which average 7.74%?
She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra's climbs average 7.74%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
5.52%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra's, which average 5.52%?
She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra's descents average 5.52%. 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
She Strides Calderdale Way 50 Ultra scores 62/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
She Strides Calderdale Way 50 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 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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