Malvern Hills Ultra

9 May 2020
Holt Castle, West Midlands, UK (England)
YOUR RATING:
Rated 5 out of 5
trail race
84 KM
1 days
Runners
ALTERNATE DISTANCES: 71KM
Difficulty:    Intermediate
ENTRY FEE:    FREE

This race is open to solo runners and relay teams and finishers are awarded UTMB qualifying points. The registration fee includes the catered and raw options. It starts and finishes at Top Barn Farm Shop.

The route includes: Monk Wood, Ockeridge Wood, The Crown (Martley), the Worcestershire Way, Ankerdine Hill, The New Inn (Storridge), the Malvern Hills, The Malvern Hills Hotel.

All five checkpoints are fully catered with gels, water, refreshments and snacks. Runners must make sure their times are recorded at each checkpoint; in addition, there are other unmanned punch points along the route.

The route must be self-navigated and runners may be assisted by the race map with route directions, a gpx file, the Time Lords (running at designated hourly paces) or the Garmin rental available.

Camping at the start line is available.

There is mandatory kit for this race and the cut-off time for the race is 14 hours. There will be partial cut-off times in place at the checkpoints.

Event Organiser

Steven James

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