Spire Ultra - 33 Mile
- Total distance: 53.108 km
- Location: Chesterfield
- Race Date: 1 May 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £42
- Nearest Station: Chesterfield (9.1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (42/100)
Spire Ultra - 33 Mile
- Distance
- 53.108 km
- Total ascent
- 1,050 m
- Cut-off
- 9h
- Town/Village
- Chesterfield
- Date
- 1 May 2027
- Entry cost
- £42
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £42
- Organiser: First Light Adventure
- Start Town: Chesterfield
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 1 May 2027
- End Date: 1 May 2027
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 9h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Chesterfield
- Distance from Start Line: 9.1 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 (45%) and gravel (33%) 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. Uphills are predominantly on trail (60% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
Spire Ultra - 33 Mile has 22.5 km of trail / path, this is in the top 47% of all our races.
- Trail / Path45% · 22.5 km
- Gravel / Track33% · 16.5 km
- Paved Road17% · 8.5 km
- Grass3% · 1.5 km
- Off-road / Unknown2% · 1 km
Distance
52.1 km
Ascent
1050 m
Descent
1051 m
High Point
308 m
Compared against 28 other races of a similar distance, Spire Ultra - 33 Mile has more total elevation gain than 39% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 32% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
4.61%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Spire Ultra - 33 Mile's, which average 4.61%?
Spire Ultra - 33 Mile's climbs average 4.61%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.51%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Spire Ultra - 33 Mile's, which average 3.51%?
Spire Ultra - 33 Mile's descents average 3.51%. 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
Spire Ultra - 33 Mile scores 42/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 51/100 (5 races compared).
Spire Ultra - 33 Mile is one of the more pacing-friendly races at this distance. The course is relatively consistent in effort demand, which makes a controlled, steady approach more viable than on many similar-distance events. Terrain type changes is still the main watchpoint, but overall the course rewards disciplined execution over reactive pacing.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
No aid station data available for this race yet.
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