Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom · Sunday, October 25, 2026
Fixed Distance 50K
Stort 30
Race completed
48 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
2.4 est Grit · Entry level
Calculated from 48 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.4 as a floor, not a verdict.
What the course asks
Time limit 8 hours
10:00 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 78% of 50K races. Measured against 1087 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~74 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.
DUV results for the 2025 edition (30mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.
Typical conditions, October
Daytime high 15°C
Night low 7°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 10 h 08 m of light
Regional 2001-2025 average for October — NASA POWER, grid elevation 66 m. Not a forecast.
The Aid Station
Course-specific beta from the community
With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.
Gear for this race
Chosen for 48 km of trail.
- Trail Running Shoes48 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
- Race Nutrition48 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
- Hydration VestsFlask capacity for 48 km, without the bounce.
- GPS WatchesBattery life first — a 48 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
Course Notes
30 Miles on riverside trails along the River Stort (15miles out and turnaround and 15miles back).
Similar races
Other 50K trail ultras, closest in distance first.