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Saturday 8th February 2025

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Friday 19th July 2024 at 18:00
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Sunday 26th January 2025
Entries So Far
90 Participants
Entry Fees
Ultra 35 Miles   £70.00   
20 Miles   £38.00   
Half Marathon   £32.50   
Contact
Race Director - Ryk Downes
Phone
07950008005

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A scenic race around Harrogate and Knaresborough. This route that is particularly suitable for first timers at all distances encircling the spa town of Harrogate at a radius of 3-4 miles, mostly on attractive country paths and passing through the spectacular Nidd Gorge. For the Ultra it also takes in the Knaresborough Round.

Distances: 13/20/34 miles
Climb: 1300/2000/2300 feet
ITRA Points: 0/1/2
UTMB: Q20K/Q20K/Q50K
Race Series: Race 2 of 10
Maximum Entrants: 200
Event Closes: 19:30

Car Park: There is no official car park for this event. Please use on street parking, please park sensibly and do not block residents drives.

Toilets: At registration

Registration: Green Hut Community Centre, 51 Harlow Ave, Harrogate HG2 0AS . ///card.jump.follow
06:30 to 07:15 Ultramarathon
07:15 to 07:45 20 Mile Trail Race 
07:45 to 08:15:30 Half Marathon

Please ensure that you register in your time window and not before. 

No Dogs are allowed inside the Green Hut

Trackers: All ultramarathon entrants will be supplied with a tracker. Trail race (half marathon and 20 mile) runners can hire a tracker when entering for £15. When you collect your tracker at registration it will already switched on and you will be given instructions on where to carry it. During the race the tracker will show on the Harrogate Hustle 2025 Tracker Screen You can share this link with your friends and family so they can see how you are doing. If you click the podium icon on the tracker screen it will show you each runners ETA at the CPs and their projected finish time based on their current speed. Please note there is a big button on the front of your tracker, if you need emergency help, provided the tracker is in range press it and remain where you are, this ends your race.

Route: Provisional GPX files of the route and route description are available from the GPX tab on the Punk Panther Website. The final version will be emailed to all competitors with the Final Race Instructions the week before the event. You MUST use the email version as this will take into account any last minute diversions.

Taping: We will tape/flag/sign all routes the week before the race, however tape can be moved or stolen, so please do not rely solely on it for navigation, but as confirmation of the route. The 20 Mile course follows the Harrogate Ringway waymarked trail and the 34 mile follows the Harrogate Ringway Route until it meets the Knaresborough Round waymarked trail until it joins back up with the Harrogate Ringway Route.

Kit list: We will not be doing a kit check at registration, but you will be expected to always carry the following as a minimum for your safety. (You are responsible for your own safety). We will be carrying out random kit checks on the course and if you are found not carrying your full kit, you will be disqualified. 

*** THIS KIT LIST APPLIES TO ALL DISTANCES *** 

  • Suitable Bag for all your kit (not a carrier bag!)
  • Waterproof Jacket with taped seams.
  • Enough fluids to get you to the next CP.
  • Cup to enable you to get drinks at CPs.
  • Energy Bar/Nutrition.
  • Survival/Bivvy Bag (not just a sheet).
  • Whistle.
  • Tracker for Ultramarathon (supplied by us) MUST be always worn.
  • Hat/buff.
  • Gloves.
  • Personal First Aid Kit.
  • Hard copy of the Map/Route description (Details will be sent with final competitor instructions see below)
  • Head Torch (34 Mile course only).
  • Mobile phone with race director’s number: Mark (07702 021156) Ryk (07950 008005) Medic (07726 774851) stored in it. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PHONE ON AT ALL TIMES SO THAT WE CAN CONTACT YOU IF NECESSARY.

NB: Dependent on the weather this list may be amended when the final competitor instructions are sent out.

Race Brief:
A short race brief at registration will be given for each distance as soon as registration for that distance has finished. The Race Director will then lead all runners to the start line.

Start: TBC 
07:30 Ultramarathon 
08.00 20 Mile Trail Race 
08:30 Half Marathon

Checkpoints: Each checkpoint has water, coke, energy bars & crisps. Vegan and GF 

34 Mile Ultramarathon Course  
CP1 Nidd Gorge (8.5 Miles) Open 08:30 Close 12:30 
CP2 Coneythorpe (18.5 Miles) Open 10:00 Close 13:30
CP3 Crimple (26.3 Miles) Open 10:00 Close 16:30

20 Mile Trail Course  
CP1 Nidd Gorge (8.5 Miles) Open 08:30 Close 12:30 
CP3 Crimple (13.9 Miles) Open 10:00 Close 16:30

Half Marathon Course  
CP1 Nidd Gorge (8.5 Miles) Open 08:30 Close 12:30 

Cut - Offs: If you arrive at a CP after it is closed you will be retired from the race.

Support Crews: Please ensure any support crews avoid official CPs. Anyone breaking this rule will result in their runner being disqualified. If you have a support crew there are plenty of other places to meet you on the route. This is due to a lack of space that we need for our marshals and medic.

Finish: Green Hut Community Centre, 51 Harlow Ave, Harrogate HG2 0AS ///card.jump.follow. Every finisher receives a medal and an event T-Shirt (unless you opt out). There is home made pie, cheese toasties, 10 bean chilli, (suitable for Vegan and Gluten Free) in addition to hot drinks and snacks at the finish.

Final Competitor instructions: These will be emailed to all competitors the week before the event.

Results: Previous results can be found here: Harrogate Hustle Results and will be updated during the event.

Course Records: can be found here (please note courses may vary from year to year): Course Records

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This event offers the option to purchase XCover, so that participants may be able to get a refund if they are unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.

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