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Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon

  • Total distance: 42.2 km
  • Location: Leeds
  • Race Date: 9 May 2027
  • Finish rate: 100%
  • Navigation: Fully Waymarked
  • Nearest Station: Headingley (1 km)
  • Night Running: 0% in darkness
  • Pacing Complexity: Low (20/100)
Home/Browse Races/Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon

Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon

Distance
42.2 km
Total ascent
437 m
Town/Village
Leeds
Date
9 May 2027

Overview

No overview text has been written for this race yet.

Quick Facts

  • Entrance Cost: Unknown
  • Organiser: Unknown
  • Start Town: Leeds
  • Dogs Allowed: Unknown
  • Start Date: 9 May 2027
  • End Date: 9 May 2027
  • Start Time: 9:00 AM
  • Final Cut-off: Unknown

Navigation

  • Type: Fully Waymarked
  • Closest Train Station: Headingley
  • Distance from Start Line: 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

This course is predominantly paved road, accounting for 89% of the distance. 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 8.4 km of paved road. Uphills are predominantly on paved road (98% of ascending sections).

Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon has 36.8 km of paved road, this is in the top 7% of all our races.

  • Paved Road89% · 36.8 km
  • Grass9% · 3.8 km
  • Trail / Path2% · 0.7 km

Source: OpenStreetMap via Overpass API · Analysed 23 June 2026

Distance

42.2 km

Ascent

437 m

Descent

436 m

High Point

175 m

175m143m111m78m46m0 km42.2 km
Paved RoadGrassTrail / PathMixed

Compared against 27 other races of a similar distance, Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon has more total elevation gain than 19% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 19% of them — significantly flatter than typical for its distance.

Source: GPX Data

Gradient

2.45%

Average climb gradient

Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon's, which average 2.45%?

Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon's climbs average 2.45%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.

2.02%

Average descent gradient

Do you have experience of gentle descents like Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon's, which average 2.02%?

Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon's descents average 2.02%. 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

Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon scores 20/100 for pacing complexity, rated low.

Similar-distance races score a median of 24/100 (5 races compared).

Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon'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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