William Wallace Running Festival - 70km
- Total distance: 70 km
- Location: Stirling
- Race Date: 10 Oct 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £145
- Nearest Station: Stirling (1.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (38/100)
William Wallace Running Festival - 70km
- Distance
- 70 km
- Total ascent
- 1,398 m
- Cut-off
- 14h
- Town/Village
- Stirling
- Date
- 10 October 2026
- Entry cost
- £145
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £145
- Organiser: Unknown
- Start Town: Stirling
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 10 Oct 2026
- End Date: 10 Oct 2026
- Start Time: 7:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 14h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Stirling
- Distance from Start Line: 1.5 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 paved road (38%) and gravel (27%) 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 paved road, though the surface varies across the ascents. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
William Wallace Running Festival - 70km has 24.8 km of paved road, this is in the top 15% of all our races.
- Paved Road38% · 24.8 km
- Gravel / Track27% · 18 km
- Trail / Path24% · 15.9 km
- Grass10% · 6.7 km
- Off-road / Unknown1% · 0.6 km
- Rocky0% · 0.1 km
Distance
72.2 km
Ascent
1398 m
Descent
1398 m
High Point
288 m
Compared against 21 other races of a similar distance, William Wallace Running Festival - 70km 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
4.32%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like William Wallace Running Festival - 70km's, which average 4.32%?
William Wallace Running Festival - 70km's climbs average 4.32%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.27%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like William Wallace Running Festival - 70km's, which average 3.27%?
William Wallace Running Festival - 70km's descents average 3.27%. 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
William Wallace Running Festival - 70km scores 38/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
William Wallace Running Festival - 70km 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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