Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles
- Total distance: 80.467 km
- Location: Trafford
- Race Date: 26 Mar 2027
- Finish rate: 100%
- Pacing Complexity: Low (20/100)
Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles
- Distance
- 80.467 km
- Total ascent
- 777 m
- Town/Village
- Trafford
- Date
- 26 March 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: GB Ultras
- Start Town: Trafford
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 26 Mar 2027
- End Date: 26 Mar 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: You must have completed a race of at least Marathon before this race, with no time limit on when.
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 (48%) and gravel (34%) 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 12.5 km of paved road. Uphills are predominantly on paved road (100% of ascending sections).
Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles has 36.2 km of paved road, this is in the top 7% of all our races.
- Paved Road48% · 36.2 km
- Gravel / Track34% · 26.2 km
- Trail / Path10% · 7.6 km
- Grass8% · 6.2 km
Distance
79.8 km
Ascent
777 m
Descent
774 m
High Point
45 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles has more total elevation gain than 11% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 11% of them — significantly flatter than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
2.08%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles's, which average 2.08%?
Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles's climbs average 2.08%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
0.42%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles's, which average 0.42%?
Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles's descents average 0.42%. 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
Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles scores 20/100 for pacing complexity, rated low.
Similar-distance races score a median of 60/100 (5 races compared).
Manchester to Liverpool Ultra - 50 Miles 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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