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Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition 2026
- Race day
- Saturday, 28 November 2026
- Location
- Marsden to Ilkley, West Yorkshire, UK
- Distance
- 50 mi / 80.5 km
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition: 28 November 2026, from Marsden, West Yorkshire. Entry, route, a pace chart and the race-day forecast.
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Race Timeline
79 days to go
This is where the real training happens — building your long run and getting comfortable with ultra race-pace.
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition 2026: quick answers
When is Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition 2026?
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition 2026 takes place on Saturday, 28 November 2026.
Where does Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition start and finish?
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition starts at Marsden, West Yorkshire and finishes at Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
How many miles is Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition?
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition is 50 miles (80.5km).
How much elevation gain does Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition have?
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition has approximately 6600ft of total elevation gain. 6,600ft (2,012m) of ascent across 50 miles, per the organiser — that works out at roughly 132ft of climb per mile. The going: south pennine moorland — peat, gritstone and flagged causeway, in late november.
How much does Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition cost to enter?
Entry through SI Entries — check the official site for current pricing.
Key Race Metrics & Overview
- Date
- Saturday, 28 November 2026
- Distance
- 50 miles / 80.5km
- Location
- Marsden to Ilkley, West Yorkshire, UK
- Start Point
- Marsden, West Yorkshire
- Finish Point
- Ilkley, West Yorkshire
- Elevation gain
- 6600 ft (2012m)
- Surface
- South Pennine moorland — peat, gritstone and flagged causeway, in late November
- Cut-off time
- 24 hours.
Not published by the organiser at the time of writing: start time, age requirement, tracking app. Verus records these as unconfirmed rather than estimating them — check the official race website closer to race day.
Direct Entry Summary
Entry through SI Entries — check the official site for current pricing.
Ballot Policy
No ballot — entry is direct through CraggRunner.
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Race Day Weather
A real forecast appears here once one exists for race day — usually about a week to ten days out. Nothing is shown until then, because a made-up forecast is worse than none.
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Route Map & Elevation Profile
Starting at Marsden, West Yorkshire and finishing at Ilkley, West Yorkshire. 6600 ft of total elevation gain across 50 miles.
Is Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition flat?
6,600ft (2,012m) of ascent across 50 miles, per the organiser — that works out at roughly 132ft of climb per mile. The going: south pennine moorland — peat, gritstone and flagged causeway, in late november.
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Course Profile
6600 ft total elevation gain.
Tap a point on the course for details.
Marsden, West Yorkshire
Start line.
Where Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition starts and finishes
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition starts at Marsden, West Yorkshire and finishes at Ilkley, West Yorkshire. We haven't been able to place those on a map accurately enough to show one — a pin in the wrong place is worse than no pin.
These are the start and finish points, not the route. Verus doesn't hold course files for this race, and drawing a line between two pins would be a guess you might end up training on.
Full Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Route Breakdown
The same 50-mile Marsden to Ilkley line as the summer edition, run at the end of November with over 6,600ft of ascent. Late-autumn South Pennine moorland is wet, dark for most of the day, and considerably harder than the June version over identical ground.
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Pace Calculator & Splits
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Pace Calculator
Enter a target finish time to see your pace and projected splits.
Average pace / mile
4:48
Average pace / km
2:59
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Pace Chart
Split markers calculated for standard checkpoints — no official pacers are confirmed for this event.
| Target | Pace /mi | Pace /km | 5K | 10K | Half Marathon | 30K | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 | 3:36 | 2:14 | 11:11 | 22:22 | 47:12 | 1:07:06 | 3:00:00 |
| 3:15 | 3:54 | 2:25 | 12:07 | 24:14 | 51:08 | 1:12:42 | 3:15:00 |
| 3:30 | 4:12 | 2:37 | 13:03 | 26:06 | 55:04 | 1:18:18 | 3:30:00 |
| 3:45 | 4:30 | 2:48 | 13:59 | 27:58 | 59:00 | 1:23:53 | 3:45:00 |
| 4:00 | 4:48 | 2:59 | 14:55 | 29:50 | 1:02:56 | 1:29:29 | 4:00:00 |
| 4:15 | 5:06 | 3:10 | 15:51 | 31:41 | 1:06:51 | 1:35:04 | 4:15:00 |
| 4:30 | 5:24 | 3:21 | 16:47 | 33:33 | 1:10:47 | 1:40:40 | 4:30:00 |
| 4:45 | 5:42 | 3:33 | 17:43 | 35:25 | 1:14:43 | 1:46:15 | 4:45:00 |
| 5:00 | 6:00 | 3:44 | 18:38 | 37:17 | 1:18:39 | 1:51:51 | 5:00:00 |
| 5:30 | 6:36 | 4:06 | 20:30 | 41:01 | 1:26:31 | 2:03:02 | 5:30:00 |
| 6:00 | 7:12 | 4:28 | 22:22 | 44:44 | 1:34:23 | 2:14:13 | 6:00:00 |
| 6:30 | 7:48 | 4:51 | 24:14 | 48:28 | 1:42:15 | 2:25:24 | 6:30:00 |
| 7:00 | 8:24 | 5:13 | 26:06 | 52:12 | 1:50:07 | 2:36:35 | 7:00:00 |
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Finish Time Estimator
Enter a recent 5K, 10K or Half Marathon time to estimate your Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition finish time.
Your 5K time
Estimated Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition finish
7:55:19
An estimate only, based on Pete Riegel's race-time prediction formula. Real marathon performance depends on endurance, training specificity, pacing and race-day conditions — not just your speed over a shorter distance.
Training for a different distance? Try the full pace calculator, race time predictor or pace chart.
Got your target time? Save it to your profile.
Tag Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition, set your goal pace, and let Verus track your countdown, training and fundraising in one place.
Start Your Verus JourneyStanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Race Day Checklist
Tap items to mark off your race-day readiness.
- Race number attached, and any timing chip fitted per your race pack instructions
- Weather-appropriate kit, plus something warm and disposable to discard before the start
- A plan for reaching Marsden, West Yorkshire
- A meeting point agreed with family and friends for after the race
Training Strategy for Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition
20-24 weeks is the realistic window for a first 50-mile ultra, assuming you already have a marathon's worth of base behind you. The block that matters is back-to-back long weekends — a long run on Saturday followed by a second, slower one on Sunday — which builds time on feet and teaches you to run on tired legs without the recovery cost of one enormous day. Practise your race-day nutrition on every one of them; at this distance the stomach fails before the legs do.
This is a largely flat course, so most of your long runs can mirror that — flat and steady, building time on feet rather than hill strength.
Drop volume hard across the final three to four weeks — further out and steeper than a marathon taper, because a 30-mile training day costs weeks of recovery, not days. Keep some easy running and a little terrain-specific work in, but the goal is to reach Marsden, West Yorkshire with fresh feet and a rested gut rather than one more long run in the bank.
Lock in your target pace using the interactive splits calculator below — no official pacers are confirmed for this event, so a pace band on your watch is the more reliable option.
Test your race-day fuel and hydration plan on your long training runs, not for the first time on race day — check the Race Day Checklist below for what's actually on this course.
50-Mile Ultra Nutrition & Fueling Plan
A deliberate increase in carbohydrate over the two to three days before the race is the well-established approach at marathon distance.
Eat a carbohydrate-focused breakfast two to three hours before the start, and stick to something you've already tested in training rather than trying anything new.
Most runners take on carbohydrate every 30 to 45 minutes from about an hour in, alongside fluid at the on-course stations.
A mix of carbohydrate and protein in the hour or so after finishing supports recovery.
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Charity Places 2026
No formal charity-place scheme published — runners commonly fundraise for a charity of their own choosing.
Lead with your personal story — explain why the charity matters to you. Personal connection generates 3x more support than a generic link broadcast.
Share key training milestones on Instagram (first 10-miler, peak week, race week) with your fundraising link in bio. Publicly thanking donors prompts secondary gifts!
Running Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition for charity?
Link your JustGiving page to Verus and show up right here alongside other Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition fundraisers — goal, progress and story, all in one place.
Add Your Fundraiser to VerusTravel & Logistics
No road closures — the Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition is run off-road (South Pennine moorland — peat, gritstone and flagged causeway, in late November), so local traffic is unaffected.
Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know for race weekend.
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Race details independently compiled and fact-checked by Tommo against the official Stanza Stones 50 Mile Ultra — Winter Edition site , last verified August 2026. Always confirm official timings and policies directly prior to race day.