Saturday 3rd October, Plumpton Racecourse, West Sussex

Saturday 3rd October, 2026, Plumpton Racecourse, Lewes, BN7 3AL

What3words location for Race HQ

4.30pm: Registration opens

6pm: Registration closes

6.30pm: Race start

6.30am: Race Finish

Free camping at the start and finish area

Live GPS Tracking

Live chip timing

4 Fully stocked Aid Stations

Bespoke finisher medal

Male and female bespoke winner trophies

Medical team on hand throughout the event

UTMB and ITRA points

The course is best described as rolling hills with some longer steeper climbs. The terrain is made up of grass trails, farm tracks, forest paths, and a few small sections of tarmac. It is very runnable and not technical.

No qualifier is needed to enter.

This is where you insert the answer. The overall cutoff is 12 hours to complete the race. There are no cutoffs for the first two Aid Stations but there are at the final two:

Aid Station 3, mile cutoff

Aid Station 4, mile cutoff

There is a large indoor area with toilets, showers, free parking and camping, and a coffee van serving hot food and drinks.

Yes, lots of free parking onsite.

There is Plumpton Train Station literally a 400 meter walk from Race HQ.

If travelling by road then Plumpton Racecourse is situated on Plumpton Lane only 1.5 miles off the B2116, and 8 miles from the A23, leaving at the Pyecombe services junction. Our signposted main entrance on Plumpton Lane is 200 yards beyond the bridge on the left (coming from Ditching) and 0.5 miles past the train station (coming through Plumpton Green), up the hill on the right.

There are toilets available at Aid Stations two (mile 15) and four (mile 22)

Runners must carry the Mandatory Kit with them at all-times and will be disqualified for failing checks.

Emergency survival blanket or foil blanket

Route downloaded onto a GPS device or mobile

Fully charged mobile phone with the volume turned up and numbers saved of the Race Director, Event Control and Medical Team. These will be printed on your race number when collected at registration. This phone should preferably a Smartphone so the What3Words App can be downloaded

Hydration system capable of holding one litre of liquid

Headlamp (300 lumens minimum) and backup headlamp (200 lumens minimum)

Spare batteries or charger back for headlamps

Whistle

Warm hat

Warm gloves

Base layer (Not worn from the start)

Waterproof jacket with taped seams and a hood (10,000mm rating)

£20 Cash and a bank card. Alternatively a mobile payment service such as Apple Pay

It is not mandatory, but we do suggest you bring a foldable cup as the race will be cup less

There will be 4 very well stocked Aid Stations along the route which are listed below. Aid Stations will carry a wide range of food and drink. They will cater for everyone’s needs including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free.

Bananas

Watermelon

Dates

Crisps

SIS electrolyte tablets

Jam, cheese, Marmite, tuna mayo sandwiches

Homemade vegan/gluten free lemon drizzle cake (Contains almonds)

Sweets

Coke

Soreen

Chocolate

Jaffa Cakes

Homemade banana bread (Vegan and nut free)

Homemade energy balls (Vegan and nut free)

Homemade flapjack (Vegan and nut free)

Sausage rolls (Normal and vegan)

Water

There is no drop bag option along the route but runners can leave a finish line bag at the start to collect when finished.

Yes, there is live timing and GPS tracking available to follow the runners. This will be available on the website in the days leading up to the event.

No, crews and pacers are not allowed at this race.

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.