Yorkshire Marathon
- Total distance: 42.12 km
- Location: Heslington
- Race Date: 18 Oct 2026
- Format: 1 day
- Pacing Complexity: Low (15/100)
Yorkshire Marathon
- Distance
- 42.12 km
- Town/Village
- Heslington
- Date
- 18 October 2026
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: Unknown
- Organiser: Unknown
- Start Town: Heslington
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 18 Oct 2026
- End Date: 18 Oct 2026
- Start Time: Unknown
- Final Cut-off: Unknown
Navigation
- Type: Unknown
- Closest Train Station: Unknown
- Distance from Start Line: Unknown
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
This course is predominantly paved road, accounting for 79% 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 10.8 km of paved road.
Yorkshire Marathon has 33 km of paved road, this is in the top 9% of all our races.
- Paved Road79% · 33 km
- Grass11% · 4.8 km
- Gravel / Track10% · 4.2 km
- Trail / Path0% · 0.2 km
Distance
42.1 km
Ascent
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Descent
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High Point
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Compared against 26 other races of a similar distance, Yorkshire Marathon has more total elevation gain than 0% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 0% of them — significantly flatter than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Pacing Complexity
Yorkshire Marathon scores 15/100 for pacing complexity, rated low.
Similar-distance races score a median of 39/100 (5 races compared).
Yorkshire Marathon 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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