Hardmoors 15
- Total distance: 28.71 km
- Location: Robin Hood's Bay
- Race Date: 9 Jan 2027
- Finish rate: 99%
- Nearest Station: Ruswarp (11.7 km)
- Night Running: 0% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (39/100)
Hardmoors 15
- Distance
- 28.71 km
- Total ascent
- 612 m
- Cut-off
- 8h
- Town/Village
- Robin Hood's Bay
- Date
- 9 January 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Unknown
- Start Town: Robin Hood's Bay
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 9 Jan 2027
- End Date: 9 Jan 2027
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 8h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Ruswarp
- Distance from Start Line: 11.7 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: Unknown
- 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 (31%) 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 (63% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
Hardmoors 15 has 13.2 km of trail / path, this is in the top 74% of all our races.
- Trail / Path46% · 13.2 km
- Gravel / Track31% · 9 km
- Grass14% · 4 km
- Paved Road9% · 2.5 km
- Off-road / Unknown0% · 0.1 km
Distance
28.7 km
Ascent
612 m
Descent
611 m
High Point
195 m
Compared against 9 other races of a similar distance, Hardmoors 15 has more total elevation gain than 11% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 22% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
4.97%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Hardmoors 15's, which average 4.97%?
Hardmoors 15's climbs average 4.97%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.63%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Hardmoors 15's, which average 3.63%?
Hardmoors 15's descents average 3.63%. 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
Hardmoors 15 scores 39/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 43/100 (5 races compared).
Hardmoors 15'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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