All of the pre race information is shown below so please make sure to read ALL of it carefully.
Saturday 27th September 2025, Plumpton Racecourse, Lewes, BN7 3AL
What3words location for Race HQ
4.30pm: Registration opens
6pm: Registration closes
6.15pm: Race start
Race numbers (bibs) will not be sent out in the post but must be collected at registration. We do not allow changes of race on the day so moving up to the 50k on the day cannot be done. Please do not turn up on the day and ask this question as the answer will be no.
Race registration and start will take place at Plumpton Racecourse. There will be signs to direct you from the main road. There are two entrances to the racecourse but please use the one to the Northern end where Plumpton Train Station is located. The race will finish at the Racecourse also.
There will be free parking available at the racecourse along with free camping on the Saturday night, male/female toilets and showers.
Most of the emissions created by events are from road vehicle travel. Plumpton Train Station is located literally about 400 meters from Race HQ so please do your best to come by train and reduce the emissions created. The environmental impact of travelling by road is massively reduced if the vehicle is full so please do your best to car share with others where possible.
Camping is available onsite and is free to all. Tents and camper vans are allowed but please no motorhomes or large camper vans. You will be allowed to camp anywhere on the grass near to Race HQ in the middle of the racecourse. There are plenty of toilets and showers onsite.
All finishers will receive a medal. Trophies will be awarded to the winners only, not second and third places.
Prizes will also be given to each age category winners only, not second and third place. The categories are male and female 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+
There will be 1 aid station along the route serving water, High 5 gels, coke, sweets, water melon, bananas, crisps, vegan/ gluten free polenta cake, chocolate.
There are no cut offs for this race along the route but runners must be finished by 10.15pm.
There are no crew or pacers allowed for this race and no spectators out on the route. The reason for this is that there really isn’t anywhere along the route for them to watch runners without upsetting the locals and landowners. There will be refreshments at the finish line so please ask supporters to wait there to se off and welcome home their runners.
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.
While we appreciate runners want to run as light as possible for a distance this short, with it being in the dark its necessary to bring a few items for safety reasons. Runners will need to carry the following items:
• Route downloaded on a GPS device or mobile phone
• Fully charged mobile phone
• Head torch or chest torch (min 300 lumens) must be fully charged
• Whistle
• It is not mandatory to carry these items, but we do suggest you bring the following:
• A foldable cup as the race will be cup less
• A race vest or waist belt with your own water bottles (500ml)
• A waterproof jacket
We will mark the route thoroughly with our reflective UK Ultra arrows and UK Ultra ribbons. A map and compass are not necessary at all although, never a bad idea. 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 it is mandatory to download the GPX file onto a GPS device or mobile phone. Unfortunately markers can occasionally be tampered with by members of the public by either turning them in the wrong direction or removing them completely. This is why it is very important and mandatory to have the route downloaded as a back up option.
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.
We have teamed up with Mick Hall Photos to cover the event. These images will be FREE to all runners and will be available a few days after the event. Due to the entire event taking place in darkness, there will only be start and finish line photos where appropriate lighting can be used.
Please do not get in touch asking when they will be ready. This has nothing to do with us unfortunately and they will be ready once the photographer has had time to process them all. As soon as they are ready they will be made available on the website and sent out via email.