Broadway Marathon
- Total distance: 42.2 km
- Location: Wychavon
- Race Date: 15 Nov 2026
- Finish rate: 95%
- Entry Cost: £50
- Nearest Station: Broadway (1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (43/100)
Broadway Marathon
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Total ascent
- 965 m
- Town/Village
- Wychavon
- Date
- 15 November 2026
- Entry cost
- £50
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £50
- Organiser: Cotswold Trail Events
- Start Town: Wychavon
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 15 Nov 2026
- End Date: 15 Nov 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Broadway
- Distance from Start Line: 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 (46%) and gravel (25%) 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. Descents share the same trail surface, so careful footing on the uphills also carries through on the way down.
Broadway Marathon has 19.1 km of trail / path, this is in the top 58% of all our races.
- Trail / Path46% · 19.1 km
- Gravel / Track25% · 10.4 km
- Paved Road19% · 7.7 km
- Grass8% · 3.5 km
- Off-road / Unknown2% · 0.7 km
Distance
42.5 km
Ascent
965 m
Descent
976 m
High Point
316 m
Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, Broadway Marathon has more total elevation gain than 35% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 35% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
4.88%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Broadway Marathon's, which average 4.88%?
Broadway Marathon's climbs average 4.88%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.18%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Broadway Marathon's, which average 4.18%?
Broadway Marathon's descents average 4.18%. 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
Broadway Marathon scores 43/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 24/100 (5 races compared).
Broadway Marathon 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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