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Race Name Apex Running Ultra Tour of the Quarries 87km Ultra Marathon in October Near Bangor The Lap 74km Ultra Marathon Around Lake Windermere in May and September in the Lake District Ultra Scotland® 50 Mile Ultra Marathon Race in June near Southern Upland Way
Landscape eryri snowdonia landscape lake district cumbria national park coast to coast national trail landscape
Difficulty Score 177.39 184.17
Distance 87km 74km 90km
Elevation 2829metres 2543metres 2757metres
kilometer effort 115km-effort 99km-effort 117km-effort
General Info

General Info

General Info

General Info

Month October September, May June
Organiser Apex Running The Lap GB Ultras
Town/City Bangor Windermere St Johns Town of Dalry
County State Gwynedd Cumbria Dumfries and Galloway
Country Wales, United Kingdom England, United Kingdom Scotland, United Kingdom
Continent Europe Europe Europe
National Park Name Eryri / Snowdonia Lake District
Distance and Elevation

Distance and Elevation

Distance and Elevation

Distance and Elevation

GPX File apex running tour of the quarries 87km ultra marathon route gpx the lap 74km ultra marathon route gpx gb ultras scotland 50 miles ultra marathon race route gpx
Ground Type trail trail trail
Elevation Type mountainous hilly hilly
Lowest Elevation 5metres 39metres 55metres
Max Elevation 760metres 480metres 710metres
Elevation Profile
Elevation Per KM 32m/km 34m/km 31m/km
Average Altitude 300metres 150metres 300metres
Distance Type 85km / 55 miles 75km / 46 miles 80km / 50 miles
Steepest Downhill Amount 40% 40% 31%
Steepest Hill 40% 35% 33%
Uphill Amount 48% 46% 49%
Flat Amount 9% 8% 6%
Downhill Amount 43% 45% 44%
Trajectory Difference 0 metres 0 metres 47 metres
Trajectory same same up hill
Climbing

Climbing

Climbing

Climbing

Categorised Climb Amounts 9 8 12
Categorised Climb Every KM 10km 9km 7km
Categorised Climbs Total Length 21.60km 10.00km 19.50km
Average Categorised Climb Length 2.40km 1.38km 1.62km
Percent of Race Categorised Climbs 25% 14% 28%
Average Categorised Climb 3.22/4 3.63/4 3.54/4
Categorised Biggest Climb Length 4.10km 3.10km 2.50km
Cat Biggest Climb Elevation 475metres 321metres 225metres
Average Categorised Climb Elevation 214metres 143metres 131metres
Navigation and Route

Navigation and Route

Navigation and Route

Navigation and Route

Direction Type loop loop a to b
Navigation Type waymarked in sections fully marked course fully marked course
Mountain Ranges Moffat Hills
Long Distance Route
Timing and Cut-offs

Timing and Cut-offs

Timing and Cut-offs

Timing and Cut-offs

Days 1 1 1
Days Type single day single day single day
Start Time morning morning morning
Finish Cut-Off Time 24hours 24hours 18hours
Time Between CPs 5 hours 4 hours 3 hours
Time of Day day and night time day and night time day time
Time of Week weekend weekend
Pace Speed to Finish 3.62kmh 3.08kmh 4.51kmh
Checkpoints and Support

Checkpoints and Support

Checkpoints and Support

Checkpoints and Support

Support Types checkpoints - aid stations checkpoints - aid stations checkpoints - aid stations
Checkpoints Amount 5 5 6
Checkpoints /100km 5.74checkpoints/100km 6.75checkpoints/100km 3.70checkpoints/100km
Checkpoints Distance 17km 15km 15km
Sleep Type trail nap trail nap
Environmental Conditions

Environmental Conditions

Environmental Conditions

Environmental Conditions

For The Trail
Average Temp 10c 15c 12c
Temperature cool warm cool
Biodiversity Ranking 142/201 142/201 142/201
Season autumn autumn, spring spring
Participants and Entry

Participants and Entry

Participants and Entry

Participants and Entry

UTMB Stones 0 stones 0 stones 0 stones
Participant Amount 200 200 200
Entry Type pay to race pay to race pay to race
Entry Fee £162 £139 £107
Entry Fee Per KM £1.86/km £1.87/km £1.18/km
Average Yearly Price Increase
Performance and Difficulty

Performance and Difficulty

Performance and Difficulty

Performance and Difficulty

DNF Rate 9% 22%