Midnight Mountain Marathon
- Total distance: 42.2 km
- Location: Brecon
- Race Date: 6 Sep 2027
- Finish rate: 93%
- Nearest Station: Torpantau (11.1 km)
- Pacing Complexity: High (53/100)
Midnight Mountain Marathon
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Total ascent
- 1,209 m
- Town/Village
- Brecon
- Date
- 6 September 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Midnight Mountain Marathon
- Start Town: Brecon
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 6 Sep 2027
- End Date: 6 Sep 2027
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Torpantau
- Distance from Start Line: 11.1 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 is mainly gravel (51%), with trail (35%) 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 12.3 km of trail. Climbs are mostly on trail, though the surface varies across the ascents. Descents are mainly on gravel (86% of descending sections).
Midnight Mountain Marathon has 21.2 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 32% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track51% · 21.2 km
- Trail / Path35% · 14.3 km
- Paved Road10% · 4.1 km
- Grass4% · 1.7 km
Distance
41.9 km
Ascent
1209 m
Descent
1208 m
High Point
834 m
Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Midnight Mountain Marathon has more total elevation gain than 44% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 63% of them — hillier than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
7.14%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of moderate climbs like Midnight Mountain Marathon's, which average 7.14%?
Midnight Mountain Marathon's climbs average 7.14%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.74%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Midnight Mountain Marathon's, which average 4.74%?
Midnight Mountain Marathon's descents average 4.74%. 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
Midnight Mountain Marathon scores 53/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 20/100 (5 races compared).
Midnight Mountain 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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