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Saturday 18th October 2025

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Friday 19th July 2024 at 18:00
Entries Close
Sunday 5th October 2025
Entries So Far
9 Participants
Entry Fees
Ultra 50 Miles   £75.00   
    £90.00   (from 31/12/2024)
Ultra 34 Miles   £55.00   
    £70.00   (from 31/12/2024)
20 Miles   £35.00   
    £38.00   (from 31/12/2024)
Half Marathon   £30.00   
    £32.50   (from 31/12/2024)
Contact
Race Director - Ryk Downes
Phone
07950008005

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Setting off from the beautiful  market Town of Skipton meaning  “Sheep Town” in an old Northern dialect which  is recorded in the doomsday book, this new route takes you West to meet the Pennine Way near Pinhaw Beacon then Thornton in Craven. Depending on Course the route then continues on the Pennine Way through Gargrave to Malham Tarn before heading over to Arncliffe and then joinging the Dales Way at Starbotton. It continues on the Dales Way through Kettlewell, Grassington and Burnsall to Barden Bridge before heading back to Skipton via Embsay

Distances: 13/20/34/50 miles
Climb: 1500/2200/4200/7600 feet
ITRA Points: 1/1/2/3
UTMB: Q20K/Q20K/Q50K/Q100K
Race Series: Race 9 of 10 (7 of 7 in the 50 mile series)
Maximum Entrants: 200
Event Closes: 23:00
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Car Park: Pay & Display Car Park, Cavendish Street, Skipton, BD23 2AB. ///hang.stoppage.barn

Toilets: At Registration

Registration: St.Andrew's Church, Newmarket Street, Skipton, BD23 2JE ///suitably.bleaker.hills

06:00 to 06:45 Ultramarathon
06:45 to 07:15 20 Mile Trail Race 
07:15 to 07:45 Half Marathon
Please ensure that you register in your time window and not before

No Dogs are allowed inside the Church

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 Dales Dazzler 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 except the 50 mile route 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.

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 (50 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: 
07:00 Ultramarathons
07:30 20 Mile Trail Race
08:00 Half Marathon

Checkpoints: (TBC) Each checkpoint has water, coke, energy bars & crisps.

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

Drop Bags: 50 Mile course only. You may leave a non-returnable drop bag at registration which will be transferred to CP5. It must be no larger that a carrier bag and should be clearly labelled with your name.

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.

Finish: Every finisher receives a medal and an event T-Shirt (unless you opt out). Hot food including cheese toasties 10 bean chilli, ( the latter is suitable for Vegan and Gluten Free) in addition to hot drinks at the finish.

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

Results: These will appear here: Dales Dazzler Results and will be updated during the event.

Course Records: Can be found here 

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View the Event Cancellation / Refund Policy.

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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Event Location
Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1UD
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