The Wall
- Total distance: 112.654 km
- Location: Carlisle
- Race Date: 12 Jun 2027
- Finish rate: 82%
- Navigation: Fully Waymarked
- Nearest Station: Carlisle (2 km)
- Aid Stations: 5
- Night Running: 14.4% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (33/100)
The Wall
- Distance
- 112.654 km
- Total ascent
- 1,303 m
- Cut-off
- 24h 30m
- Town/Village
- Carlisle
- Date
- 12 June 2027
Overview
No overview text has been written for this race yet.
Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Rat Race
- Start Town: Carlisle
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 12 Jun 2027
- End Date: 12 Jun 2027
- Start Time: 6:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 24h 30m
Navigation
- Type: Fully Waymarked
- Closest Train Station: Carlisle
- Distance from Start Line: 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 covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with paved road (47%) and grass (23%) 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 9.1 km of paved road. Uphills are predominantly on paved road (66% of ascending sections). Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with grass most common.
The Wall has 49.4 km of paved road, this is in the top 1% of all our races.
- Paved Road47% · 49.4 km
- Grass23% · 24.2 km
- Trail / Path15% · 15.6 km
- Gravel / Track13% · 13.6 km
- Off-road / Unknown2% · 1.9 km
- Sand0% · 0.3 km
Distance
109.7 km
Ascent
1303 m
Descent
1322 m
High Point
341 m
Compared against 13 other races of a similar distance, The Wall has more total elevation gain than 23% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 23% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
3.09%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like The Wall's, which average 3.09%?
The Wall's climbs average 3.09%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
1.98%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like The Wall's, which average 1.98%?
The Wall's descents average 1.98%. 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
The Wall scores 33/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 61/100 (5 races compared).
The Wall 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
Stations
You'll need to keep an average pace of between 2.1 km/h and 5.6 km/h between aid stations to make the cut offs.
Stations
| KM | Name | Gap from Prev | Cut-off | Water | Cold Food | Hot Food | Hot Drinks | Gels | Medic | WC | Bags | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | Lanercost | 24.1 km | 6h 30m | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 38.6 | Walltown Quarry | 14.5 km | 9h 30m | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 48.3 | The Sill | 9.7 km | 14h | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 70.8 | Hexham | 22.5 km | 18h | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| 101.4 | Newburn | 30.6 km | 24h 30m | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
None of the aid stations on this course are confirmed to offer vegan food, so vegan runners should plan to carry their own nutrition.
Source: Not recorded
Night Running
The Wall starts at 06:00 local time, with sunset around 21:49. Based on the median finisher time of 18:23:56, a runner at that pace would finish around 00:23 — after dark, spending around 2h 39m (14% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 15.4 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
Are you ready for The Wall?
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