Round Rotherham
Fifty miles round the borough from Manvers on footpaths, tracks, towpaths and some road, eight hundred metres of climb, seven checkpoints and twenty hours. Forty-third running; the course record is under seven and a half hours.
50 Mile
80 km
800 m ascent
10 m per km
20h cut-off
14:55/km to make it
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The course
20h cut-off, which needs 14:55/km
7 checkpoints
What you’re in for
Fifty miles round the borough from Manvers on footpaths, tracks, towpaths and some road, 800m of climb, seven checkpoints and twenty hours from a four o'clock start. The forty-third running; the course record is under seven and a half hours. Early October.
Terrain and trail
Canal towpath, riverside, woodland path, farmland and lane, gently rolling with nothing steep. Firm and fast for the most part — hence the record — with mud in the woods. Self-navigated from the route description. A road shoe with tread.
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20 hours from the 04:00 start.
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Entries open
£12–£14
How to enter
No date announced for the next running yet. Rotherham Harriers’s site ↗ is where it will show up first.
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Common questions
- The Round Rotherham is one distance: 50 Mile (80.5 km).