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Could anyone please recommend me an ultra within a reasonable driving distance from Manchester? I used to live there 10 years ago and would like to combine a trip back to the UK for a visit with a race. Ideal characteristics:

- 60-120k (can take a long day, but would prefer not to have to run through a whole night)
- on trails
- in spring (between March and May)
- up to 2 hours driving from Manchester (I suppose this makes Lakes and Snowdonia a good option)
- Mountainous / hilly but mostly runnable
- marked course (no map and compass requirement)
- can be low key, as long as it's well marked and organized

Thanks in advance.

In reply to StefanB:

I did Howorth Hobble last year. Nice fast route, no real navigation involved. Might not match your requirement in terms of length though.

In reply to StefanB:

SiEntries is a good site for online entries to ultra/mountain marathon events:

https://www.sientries.co.uk/

OM

In reply to Owen Meany:

Thanks good resource.

Any personal recommendations are welcome.

In reply to StefanB:

Quick look at that resource shows Oldham ultra 40 miles, sun 22nd March - might be what you want

In reply to StefanB:

http://www.fellsman.org.uk/

In reply to Michael Hood:

The Oldham ultra does actually look rather interesting.

The Fellsman seems to involve faffing with map and compass which is not what I am after in a running race.

Thanks everyone so far. Looking forward to further recommendations.

In reply to StefanB:

My club runs the Sandstone Trail challenge in May/June. Might be a touch short at 33 miles but gets great feedback. I've run it 3 times and photographed it a couple of times and always had a great time. Quite nice in that it's linear and traverses an entire OS map S to N (we coach you to the start).