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Dartmoor Discovery

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There are 10 refreshment stations at which water is provided. Facilities are made available for the runners to take their own food and/or drinks from the start to these stations.
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and the associated hills. The total rise of the hills is about 1200 metres (nearly 4000 ft). Because of the hills, times are typically about 50% longer than those of a flat
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on an 'average' course in less than 5 hours (or something equivalent). The 2018 race was the 20th running of the race. There is a limit of 260 entries for the race.
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instead of on the direct route. The same course was used in 1999 and 2000. It was also used in 2018 to celebrate the twentieth running of the event.
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295m) turn right and onto the moor again. The road travels north passed Rowden Cross and Longworthy before the runners turn left (
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The race was first run in 1998 on a slightly longer course (54.918 km, 34 miles 219 yards) which involved the final section from
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The winners of the races are given below. The first three races were run on a longer course, as was the 2018 Anniversary race.
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70m) at about 21km. This is the lowest part of the course after a drop of 350 m from the start despite some steep climbs.
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340m). The race then turns east along the B3357. This section is relatively flat until the road drops down into
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in early June (recently the first Saturday in June). The race is entirely on roads. It starts and finishes in
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The road now rises steeply onto YarTor Down (355m) before falling again, passing
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60m). The road is now relatively flat and passing Peartree Cross reaches
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100m). The road then rises again (155m) before falling to Holne Bridge (
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The current best times are given below (3:45 for men, 4:20 for women)
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Turning left take the road towards Ponsworthy but after about 2km (
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The main features of the race are the delightful countryside of
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at an altitude of 420 metres) and goes along the B3212 to
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315m). This road is followed until the B3212 is reached (
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360m) when the runners take a sharp left turn down into
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Index

ultramarathon
Dartmoor
Princetown
Dartmoor Prison
Marathon
Dartmoor
Marathon
Marathon
Two Bridges
Princetown
Dartmoor Prison
Foot and Mouth
COVID-19 pandemic
Princetown
Ordnance Survey
SX591735
Two Bridges
SX608750
Dartmeet
SX672732
Poundsgate
SX712708
SX730706
Ashburton
SX756699
Ashburton
Buckland in the Moor
SX739721
Buckland in the moor
SX721731

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