Saturday February 7th 2026, Queen Elizabeth Country Park.
5.30am: Registration and kit check opens.
7.30am: Registration and kit check closes.
9am: Race start.
6pm: Race finish, Queen Elizabeth Country Park.
The race will start and finish in Queen Elizabeth Country Park. There will be toilets available. The What3Word location is
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There is plenty of free parking next to the start finish area
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Once this parking is full there will be more available in the main carpark. There is a very small charge for this of around £2 per hour or £7 for the day. This carpark is a 5 min walk to the start/finish area and registration.
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Race numbers will not be sent out but must be collected at registration.
There will be 2 very well stocked aid stations along the route which are listed below with both of these being indoors. Please be aware that all runners must be manually checked off at each station and must physically go to each one. Aid stations will carry a wide range of food and drink. They will cater for everyone’s needs including vegan, vegetarian and gluten free.
As a minimum, the below will be available at the aid stations:
There are no cutoffs for this race along the route but runners must be finished by 3pm.
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 supporters turn up at these locations.
Runners will have the choice of leaving their finish line bag at the start area in Helen Garden, Eastbourne where it will remain safe until collected.
There is no mandatory kit for this race but we do suggest you bring a foldable cup as the race will be cup less.
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.
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.