Pennine Barrier Ultra 50

Pennine Barrier Ultra 50

The Pennine Barrier Ultra 50 is a 50 mile trail race based in Malham within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The route accumulates 2593 m of ascent and follows sections of the Pennine Way and the Yorkshire 3 Peaks way marked trails, passing landmarks such as Malham Cove, the Dry Valley of Watlowes, Malham Tarn, Fountains Fell and Janet's Foss, and summiting Pen y Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough.

The event is held under permit of the Trail Running Association and UK Athletics rules and qualifies for ITRA and UTMB mountain index points. Entry is limited to 750 places and the event enforces an overall 18 hour cut off time. Entry fees are listed from £129 for unaffiliated runners and £127 for affiliated runners.

There are five checkpoints that offer refreshments including drinks, sandwiches, fruit and snacks, plus medical cover and first responders. Supporter and crew access is restricted at specific checkpoints for safety and landowner reasons. Dropbags are not permitted and pacers or support runners are not allowed.

Entrants must be at least 20 years old, in good health and have previously completed an organised marathon distance event. Mandatory kit must be carried at all times and includes items such as a waterproof coat, long sleeve base layer, at least 1 litre of water capacity, a fully charged mobile phone in waterproof covering, an emergency blanket, a headtorch of minimum 75 lumens, a backup light of minimum 25 lumens, emergency rations of at least 500 calories, a whistle and the GB Race Tracker GPS device. A GPX of the route and live online tracking are available for the race. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.