Foxton Hound - 50km
- Total distance: 50 km
- Location: Winwick
- Race Date: 14 Aug 2027
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £50
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Long Buckby (11.1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (28/100)
Foxton Hound - 50km
- Distance
- 50 km
- Total ascent
- 605 m
- Cut-off
- 12h
- Town/Village
- Winwick
- Date
- 14 August 2027
- Entry cost
- £50
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £50
- Organiser: Race Harborough
- Start Town: Winwick
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 14 Aug 2027
- End Date: 14 Aug 2027
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 12h
Navigation
- Type: Partial Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: Long Buckby
- Distance from Start Line: 11.1 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 gravel (37%) and trail (37%) 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. The longest unbroken stretch is 6.9 km of gravel. Climbs are mostly on gravel, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents are mainly on trail (66% of descending sections).
Foxton Hound - 50km has 18.1 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 40% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track37% · 18.1 km
- Trail / Path37% · 18.1 km
- Paved Road11% · 5.7 km
- Off-road / Unknown11% · 5.3 km
- Grass4% · 2.1 km
Distance
50.0 km
Ascent
605 m
Descent
605 m
High Point
210 m
Compared against 29 other races of a similar distance, Foxton Hound - 50km has more total elevation gain than 24% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 24% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
2.24%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Foxton Hound - 50km's, which average 2.24%?
Foxton Hound - 50km's climbs average 2.24%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
2.3%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Foxton Hound - 50km's, which average 2.3%?
Foxton Hound - 50km's descents average 2.3%. 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
Foxton Hound - 50km scores 28/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 44/100 (5 races compared).
Foxton Hound - 50km 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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