ENTRIES NOW OPEN

ENTRIES CLOSE 5/8/18

The Urban Legend  Saturday 18th August 2018

Entries Open: Wednesday 1st November 2017

Entries Close: Sunday 5th August 2018

Distance: 50/57/66km (31/36/41 miles) 

Climb:  1000/1200/1300 metres (3300/4000/4300ft)

ITRA Points: 2/3/3

Maximum Entrants: 200

Cost: £50 (£1 of each entry will go to St.Gemma’s Hospice): Early Bird £45 for entries by 1/7/18

Car Park: Station Top, Otley off East Chevin Road

Registration: From 7.30am at the Yorkshire Runner Shop, 38 Bondgate, Otley, LS21 1AD (5 mins walk from the car park) 01943 666750 – Get your last minute running equipment from Tim who organises the race numbers for us.

Start: 8.30am at Station Top, Otley

Event Closes: 8.30pm

Map Recommended: OS Explorer Maps 288, 289 & 297 : However a full route description will be provided and the 50 and 57km routes will be taped.

Basic Route Details: The Urban Legend Ultra is substantially offroad, but takes you right near to the heart of Leeds visiting many of the public greenspaces during the course. It is based on the North West Leeds Greenway. Starting in Otley climbing sharply over the Chevin via Suprise View to Guiseley, Yeadon, Rawdon, Horsforth, Hawksworth Wood, Kirkstall, Burley Park, Headingley, Hyde Park then along the Meanwood Valley Trail through Adel Woods to Eccup Reservoir, Golden Acre Park, Paul’s Pond, Cookridge, Bramhope back into Otley, before finishing in Pool-in-Wharfedale.

Checkpoints: Each checkpoint will have water, coke, jelly babies, peanuts, Jaffa Cakes, marshmallows and flapjacks. CP5 & CP6 will also have pork pies and cheese.

Checkpoint 1: New Scarborough 8km (5 miles): Open 9.15am to 10.15am

Checkpoint 2: Knott Lane 18km (11 miles): Open 10.30am to 12 noon

Checkpoint 3: Beckett Park 30km (18 miles): Open 11.45am to 2pm

Checkpoint 4: Meanwood Gate 41km (25 miles) or 32km (20 miles) on 50km course: Open 12.45pm to 3pm

Checkpoint 5: Eccup 46km (29 miles) or 38km (23 miles) on 50km course: Open 1.15pm to 4pm

Checkpoint 6: Staircase Lane 55km (34 miles) or 47km (29 miles) on 50km course: Open 2.15pm to 5.30pm

Finish: Pool-in-Wharfedale Methodist Church, Main Street, Pool-in-Wharfedale, LS21 1LH – There is NO parking at the finish (please ask friends and family to park sensibly in the village)

Competitor Instruction Sheet: Final competitor Instruction sheet for Urban Legend Ultra

Route Description: The Urban Legend Route Description

Kit List: Kit List

Last Years Results: The Urban Legend 2017 Results

Every finisher receives a medal, An Urban Legend Tech T-Shirt and certificate as well as a hot meal at the finish. Event finishing positions are in order of distance completed then time taken.

A GPX file of the route is available upon request. The files is provisional and will be confirmed as soon as entries close

Last years winner was Adam Newsome in 7 hours, 26 minutes and 45 seconds

Last years first lady was Collette Flaherty in 10 hours, 17 minutes and 51 seconds

Last years first MV50 was Simon Bourke in 8 hours 49 minutes and 29 seconds

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