Name: Run Leicester 10K vs Perth 10k Festival (Scotland) comparison data
Creator: raceindex.org

Run Leicester 10K or Perth 10k Festival (Scotland) — which comes out ahead?

Perth 10k Festival (Scotland) has the stronger available profile on value score, entry fee and modelled total cost.

Route comparison snapshot

Run Leicester 10K

Mapped route: Held Favoured
Elevation profile: Held Favoured
course flatness: 0.4%
flat grade share: 77.5%
lower ascent: 63 m
climbing density: 6.3 m/km
net elevation: -0 m
maximum grade: 5.6%

Perth 10k Festival (Scotland)

Mapped route: Not held
Elevation profile: Not held
course flatness: Unavailable
flat grade share: Unavailable
lower ascent: Unavailable
climbing density: Unavailable
net elevation: Unavailable
maximum grade: Unavailable

Head-to-head comparison
Metric	Run Leicester 10K	Perth 10k Festival (Scotland)
Flat grade share	77.5%	Unavailable
GAP factor (% slower than flat)	0.4%	Unavailable
Uphill share	10.3%	Unavailable
Steep-up share	0.0%	Unavailable
Downhill share	12.2%	Unavailable
Total ascent (m)	63 m	Unavailable
Climbing density (m/km)	6.3 m/km	Unavailable
Longest climb length (m)	990 m	Unavailable
Longest climb gain (m)	21 m	Unavailable
Longest climb average grade	2.1%	Unavailable
Total descent (m)	63 m	Unavailable
Net elevation (m)	-0 m	Unavailable
Max absolute grade	5.6%	Unavailable
Start elevation (m)	91 m	Unavailable
Finish elevation (m)	91 m	Unavailable
Value	86/100	87/100 ✓
Scenic score	68/100 ✓	51/100
Conditions	80/100 ✓	72/100
Entry fee (GBP)	£21	£20 ✓
Lowest modelled true cost (GBP)	£151	£150 ✓

Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
Fact	Run Leicester 10K	Perth 10k Festival (Scotland)
Schedule	Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-11 (legacy event-level date).	Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-08-30 (legacy event-level date).
Location	Leicester, East Midlands	Perth, Scotland
Actual distance	10 km	10 km
raceindex.org mapped route held	Held	Not held
raceindex.org elevation profile held	Held	Not held
Course type	Loop	Unavailable
Surface	Unavailable	Paths along the River Tay and through North Inch parkland.
Elevation character	Flat	Flat
Terrain	Unavailable	Mixed
Scenery	City, Parkland, Historic, Riverside, Lakeside	Riverside, Parkland, City, Historic
Atmosphere	Community, Festival, Charity	Community, Festival
Total ascent	63 m	Unavailable
Climbing density	6.3 m/km	Unavailable
Total descent	63 m	Unavailable
Net elevation	-0 m	Unavailable
Max absolute grade	5.6%	Unavailable
Flat grade share	77.5%	Unavailable
GAP factor	0.4%	Unavailable
Cutoff	1:35:00	Unavailable
Field cap	Unavailable	600
Entry model	Open	Open
Entry fee	£21	£20
Lowest modelled true cost	£151	£150
Cost model origin	National Average	National Average
Measured course	Yes	Yes

Schedule

Run Leicester 10K: Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-10-11 (legacy event-level date).
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-08-30 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Run Leicester 10K: Leicester, East Midlands
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Perth, Scotland

Actual distance

Run Leicester 10K: 10 km
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): 10 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Run Leicester 10K: Held
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Not held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Run Leicester 10K: Held
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Not held

Course type

Run Leicester 10K: Loop
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

Surface

Run Leicester 10K: Unavailable
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Paths along the River Tay and through North Inch parkland.

Elevation character

Run Leicester 10K: Flat
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Flat

Terrain

Run Leicester 10K: Unavailable
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Mixed

Scenery

Run Leicester 10K: City, Parkland, Historic, Riverside, Lakeside
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Riverside, Parkland, City, Historic

Atmosphere

Run Leicester 10K: Community, Festival, Charity
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Community, Festival

Total ascent

Run Leicester 10K: 63 m
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

Climbing density

Run Leicester 10K: 6.3 m/km
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

Total descent

Run Leicester 10K: 63 m
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

Net elevation

Run Leicester 10K: -0 m
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

Max absolute grade

Run Leicester 10K: 5.6%
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

Flat grade share

Run Leicester 10K: 77.5%
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

GAP factor

Run Leicester 10K: 0.4%
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

Cutoff

Run Leicester 10K: 1:35:00
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Unavailable

Field cap

Run Leicester 10K: Unavailable
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): 600

Entry model

Run Leicester 10K: Open
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Open

Entry fee

Run Leicester 10K: £21
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): £20

Lowest modelled true cost

Run Leicester 10K: £151
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): £150

Cost model origin

Run Leicester 10K: National Average
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): National Average

Measured course

Run Leicester 10K: Yes
Perth 10k Festival (Scotland): Yes

Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.

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How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of 2026-07-29.

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (3)

Layer E archive-api.open-meteo.com
Layer A runleicester.co.uk · last check inconclusive on 2026-09-10
Layer A perth10k.co.uk · last check inconclusive on 2026-07-26

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Run Leicester 10K or Perth 10k Festival (Scotland) — which comes out ahead?

Route comparison snapshot

Run Leicester 10K

Perth 10k Festival (Scotland)

Flat grade share

GAP factor (% slower than flat)

Uphill share

Steep-up share

Downhill share

Total ascent (m)

Climbing density (m/km)

Longest climb length (m)

Longest climb gain (m)

Longest climb average grade

Total descent (m)

Net elevation (m)

Max absolute grade

Start elevation (m)

Finish elevation (m)

Value

Scenic score

Conditions

Entry fee (GBP)

Lowest modelled true cost (GBP)

Race facts that change the decision

Schedule

Location

Actual distance

raceindex.org mapped route held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Course type

Surface

Elevation character

Terrain

Scenery

Atmosphere

Total ascent

Climbing density

Total descent

Net elevation

Max absolute grade

Flat grade share

GAP factor

Cutoff

Field cap

Entry model

Entry fee

Lowest modelled true cost

Cost model origin

Measured course

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Run Leicester 10K

Perth 10k Festival (Scotland)

How we calculated this