Hardmoors 60
- Total distance: 100.58 km
- Location: Guisborough
- Race Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Finish rate: 75%
- Nearest Station: Kildale (17.2 km)
- Night Running: 36% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (49/100)
Hardmoors 60
- Distance
- 100.58 km
- Total ascent
- 2,667 m
- Cut-off
- 18h
- Town/Village
- Guisborough
- Date
- 18 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Hardmoors Race Series
- Start Town: Guisborough
- Dogs Allowed: No
- Start Date: 18 Sep 2027
- End Date: 18 Sep 2027
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 18h
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Kildale
- Distance from Start Line: 17.2 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 is mainly trail (52%), with grass (17%) making up most of the rest. 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 7.2 km of trail. Uphills are predominantly on trail (73% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with trail most common.
Hardmoors 60 has 47.7 km of trail / path, this is in the top 14% of all our races.
- Trail / Path52% · 47.7 km
- Grass17% · 15.9 km
- Paved Road15% · 12.8 km
- Gravel / Track13% · 11.7 km
- Sand3% · 2.6 km
- Rocky0% · 0.4 km
Distance
100.6 km
Ascent
2667 m
Descent
2736 m
High Point
307 m
Compared against 19 other races of a similar distance, Hardmoors 60 has more total elevation gain than 58% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 47% of them — roughly typical in hilliness for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
6.2%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Hardmoors 60's, which average 6.2%?
Hardmoors 60's climbs average 6.2%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.13%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Hardmoors 60's, which average 3.13%?
Hardmoors 60's descents average 3.13%. 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 60 scores 49/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 36/100 (5 races compared).
Hardmoors 60 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.
Night Running
Hardmoors 60 starts at 08:00 local time, with sunset around 19:13. Based on the median finisher time of 15:35:25, a runner at that pace would finish around 23:35 — after dark, spending around 4h 25m (28% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 28.8 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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