Sidlaw Ultra
- Total distance: 69 km
- Location: Glamis
- Race Date: 28 Nov 2026
- Finish rate: 100%
- Entry Cost: £105
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (49/100)
Sidlaw Ultra
- Distance
- 69 km
- Total ascent
- 1,847 m
- Town/Village
- Glamis
- Date
- 28 November 2026
- Entry cost
- £105
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £105
- Organiser: Wee Run Events
- Start Town: Glamis
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 28 Nov 2026
- End Date: 28 Nov 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- 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 (38%) and paved road (20%) 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 trail most common.
Sidlaw Ultra has 24.2 km of trail / path, this is in the top 41% of all our races.
- Trail / Path38% · 24.2 km
- Paved Road20% · 11.8 km
- Gravel / Track19% · 11.9 km
- Grass16% · 10.2 km
- Off-road / Unknown7% · 4.5 km
- Sand0% · 0.2 km
Distance
67.9 km
Ascent
1847 m
Descent
1876 m
High Point
363 m
Compared against 23 other races of a similar distance, Sidlaw Ultra has more total elevation gain than 30% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 48% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
5.29%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Sidlaw Ultra's, which average 5.29%?
Sidlaw Ultra's climbs average 5.29%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.16%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Sidlaw Ultra's, which average 4.16%?
Sidlaw Ultra's descents average 4.16%. 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
Sidlaw Ultra scores 49/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
Sidlaw Ultra's pacing demands are typical for races of this distance. The complexity pattern should feel familiar if you have raced at this distance before. The key driver is terrain type changes — worth building into long runs, but not a major departure from standard preparation at this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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