Canalathon Ultra
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Canalathon Ultra Running Festival
The Canalathon Ultra is a set of road and towpath races held along the Rochdale Canal with Race HQ and the finish located at Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire. The event features predominantly flat, well maintained canal towpaths with minimal elevation and limited navigation requirements.
Distances
- 100 km out and back from Sowerby Bridge along canal towpaths
- 50 km starting at Ancoats and finishing in Sowerby Bridge
- Half Marathon starting near The Summit, Todmorden, finishing in Sowerby Bridge
- 10 km starting and finishing in Sowerby Bridge
Entry is open to participants aged 16 to 98 for the listed distances. The event uses chip timing for all distances and courses are marshalled and signed. Support and facilities include aid stations with savoury and sweet options plus water and juice, mobile first aid and sweepers with emergency pick-up if needed, portaloos on course, changing and shower facilities, free parking, photographs, bespoke medals and trophies or prizes for winners.
A transport option is provided for 50 km and Half Marathon runners from Sowerby Bridge, or runners may make their own travel arrangements. The organisers recommend trail running shoes despite the largely hard and dry surfaces. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
