Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile
- Total distance: 88.514 km
- Location: Lewes
- Race Date: 5 Dec 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Entry Cost: £112
- Nearest Station: Plumpton (0.5 km)
- Pacing Complexity: Moderate (49/100)
Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile
- Distance
- 88.514 km
- Total ascent
- 2,203 m
- Cut-off
- 18h 30m
- Town/Village
- Lewes
- Date
- 5-6 December 2026
- Entry cost
- £112
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £112
- Organiser: UK Ultra
- Start Town: Lewes
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 5 Dec 2026
- End Date: 6 Dec 2026
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Final Cut-off: 18h 30m
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Plumpton
- Distance from Start Line: 0.5 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: You must have completed a race of at least Marathon within the last 4 years.
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 trail (44%) and gravel (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. Uphills are predominantly on trail (63% of ascending sections). Descents cover a variety of surfaces with no single terrain type dominating.
Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile has 37.3 km of trail / path, this is in the top 21% of all our races.
- Trail / Path44% · 37.3 km
- Gravel / Track23% · 19.4 km
- Grass19% · 16.4 km
- Paved Road12% · 10.7 km
- Off-road / Unknown2% · 1.4 km
Distance
89.8 km
Ascent
2203 m
Descent
2203 m
High Point
215 m
Compared against 25 other races of a similar distance, Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile has more total elevation gain than 44% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 32% of them — flatter than most races of this distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
5.25%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of gentle climbs like Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile's, which average 5.25%?
Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile's climbs average 5.25%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
4.08%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile's, which average 4.08%?
Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile's descents average 4.08%. 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
Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile scores 49/100 for pacing complexity, rated moderate.
Similar-distance races score a median of 54/100 (5 races compared).
Winter On The Downs - 55 Mile'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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