Dark downs HALF MARATHON
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 Saturday, September 27th, 2025
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Schedule

Saturday September 27th 2025, Plumpton Race course,

Race start: 6.15pm

Race Start/Finish

Race HQ will be at Plumpton Racecourse. The race will start and finish here.

Race numbers will not be sent out but must be collected during registration.

There will be plenty of free parking at the start/finish line at Plumpton Racecourse. There will also be a large marquee, toilets, seating, food/drink, and music at the finish.

Aid Stations

There will be 1 aid station along the route serving water, High 5 gels, coke, sweets (vegan), water melon, bananas, crisps, vegan/ gluten free polenta cake.

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Cut Offs

There are no cutoffs for this race along the route but runners must be finished by 10.15pm.

Crews, pacers and supporters

There are no crew or pacers allowed for this race. Supporters are welcome along the route but please not at aid station locations. This is very important due to Landowner requests. We will disqualify runners if their crews turn up at these locations.

Finish Line Bags

Runners will have the choice of leaving their finish line bag at the start area where it will be safely held ready for your collection.

Mandatory Kit

There is no mandatory kit for this race but we do suggest you bring a foldable cup as the race will be cup less.

Route Markers and Navigation

The course will be thoroughly marked with our UK Ultra arrows and ribbons. Even though the course will be thoroughly marked, it is the runner’s responsibility to navigate it successfully. We do however suggest you try and recce the route as much as possible, and STRONGLY suggest you download the GPX file onto your GPS, handheld or mobile device. Unfortunately, sometimes markers do get removed by members of the public or turned in the opposite direction.

Even though we will mark the route as thoroughly as possible, please don't rely on this. Having the GPX downloaded will save you a lot of hassle in this situation as it is very accurate, and you can easily navigate the route with this alone if markers are tampered with. This doesn't happen very often however, all it takes is for one marker to be tampered with to send you in the wrong direction.

Medical

There will be an experienced team of race medics available to runners before, during and after the event including first aid teams, response cars and ambulances. There is the possibility due to some locations on the course that the medical team might take some time to reach you. In this situation you should call 999.