Pennine Barrier Ultra 50

Pennine Barrier Ultra 50

The Pennine Barrier Ultra 50 is a 50 mile trail ultramarathon based at Malham in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The route records approximately 2593 m of ascent and follows sections of the Pennine Way and the Yorkshire 3 Peaks way-marked trails, passing Malham Cove, the Dry Valley of Watlowes, Malham Tarn, Fountains Fell, Janet's Foss and the three peaks Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough.

The event is licensed by the Trail Running Association and held under UK Athletics rules. It awards ITRA points and UTMB mountain index points. Entry is limited to 750 places and the published entry fee starts from £129 (unaffiliated) and £127 (affiliated); affiliated club and TRA members receive a small discount. Entrants must be at least 20 years old and must have previously completed an organised marathon distance event.

There are five checkpoints that provide food, drink and first aid cover; a race cut-off of 18 hours is enforced. Participants carry a GB Race Tracker GPS device that transmits locations at regular intervals and includes an SOS function; trackers must be returned after the race. Mandatory kit must be carried at all times and includes a waterproof coat, long-sleeve base layer, minimum 1 litre water capacity, charged mobile phone, emergency blanket, headtorch (min 75 lumens), backup light (min 25 lumens), whistle and emergency rations (min 500 calories). No dropbags, pacers or support runners are permitted. Supporter access is restricted at specified checkpoints and a single vehicle per runner is requested for parking reasons.

Medals are awarded by finishing position brackets with gold for the top 200 finishers, silver for 201–400 and bronze thereafter. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.