Events/Hardmoors 26.2 White Horse Trail Marathon
46.7 km11.3 km

Hardmoors 26.2 White Horse Trail Marathon 47 km

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Date
Sun, 9 May 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Sutton Bank Visitor Centre, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EH
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Countdown
May

The long one of the three: a full marathon-plus loop from Sutton Bank with a decent but not brutal 1,000 m of climbing. You'll be navigating it yourself.

Key facts
01Course is not signed, so you need to navigate yourself
029-hour cut-off
03Minimum age 20 on race day
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The course

The route

Thirsk
Distance47km
Total climb1,036m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate45.7 km
Weather

Early-May, Thirsk

15°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain

Highs around 15°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 40% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserJon and Shirley Steele
Instagram@hardmoors_
Running since2015
Training

Training for the Hardmoors 26.2 White Horse Trail Marathon 47 km

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What a Hardmoors 26.2 White Horse Trail Marathon 47 km plan targets
Typical sessions
47 km with 1,036 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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