Pennine Barrier Ultra 50
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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 covers approximately 2593 m of ascent and includes 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 peaks Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough.
The event is held under permit of the Trail Running Association and under UK Athletics rules, and it awards ITRA points and UTMB mountain index points. The field is limited to 750 places. Entry fees are listed as £139 for unaffiliated runners and £137 for affiliated club or TRA members. The race has an overall cut-off of 18 hours and five checkpoints along the course; each checkpoint provides drinks (cola, tailwind, water, juice) and food such as sandwiches, salted potatoes, fruit and snacks. Checkpoint cut-off times are enforced and some checkpoints restrict supporter and crew access for safety and landowner reasons.
Mandatory kit must be carried at all times and will be checked; requirements include a waterproof coat, long-sleeve base layer in a dry bag, minimum 1 litre water capacity, fully charged mobile phone in waterproof covering, emergency blanket, headtorch and backup light, whistle, emergency rations (min 500 calories) and the GB Race Tracker GPS device supplied by the organiser. No dropbags, pacers or support runners are permitted. Participant parking is provided at Malham Showfield with limited public parking for supporters nearby. Results are chip-timed and live tracking is provided via the event tracker. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
