Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile
- Total distance: 82.27 km
- Location: Kirklees
- Race Date: 28 Nov 2026
- Finish rate: 85%
- Entry Cost: £95
- Nearest Station: Marsden (1.4 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (54/100)
Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile
- Distance
- 82.27 km
- Total ascent
- 1,922 m
- Town/Village
- Kirklees
- Date
- 28 November 2026
- Entry cost
- £95
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £95
- Organiser: Crag Runner
- Start Town: Kirklees
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 28 Nov 2026
- End Date: 28 Nov 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Marsden
- Distance from Start Line: 1.4 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 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 (47%) and gravel (24%) 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 (69% of ascending sections). Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile has 35.9 km of trail / path, this is in the top 24% of all our races.
- Trail / Path47% · 35.9 km
- Gravel / Track24% · 18.1 km
- Paved Road16% · 11.8 km
- Grass13% · 9.6 km
- Rocky0% · 0.3 km
Distance
82.3 km
Ascent
1922 m
Descent
2036 m
High Point
470 m
Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile 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
Gradient
5.18%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile's, which average 5.18%?
Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile's climbs average 5.18%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.25%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile's, which average 4.25%?
Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile's descents average 4.25%. 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
Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile scores 54/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
Stanza Stones Winter - 50 Mile'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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