Schedule

Sunday 29th March 2026, Arundel Football Club, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9PA

6am: Registration opens

7.30am: Registration closes

7.45am: Race start

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Race start/finish location

Race registration and start will take place at Arundel Football Club. There will be signs to direct you from the main road. The race will finish here also.

There will be parking available at Mill Road Car Park on the morning of the race next to Arundel Football Club. The carpark is free until 8am and after this must be paid for so, if you are by yourself, you wont be able to get a ticket as the race will have started by then. If you are with someone else, then they can of course purchase a ticket after this time and leave the car there. There are plenty of places to park in nearby streets around Arundel if needed. If travelling by public transport, then Arundel Train Station is a 5-10 minute minute walk away.

There will be male and female toilets available in the football club.

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‍Aid Stations

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
• Crisps
• High 5 energy gels
• PB, jam, cheese, marmite sandwiches
• Homemade vegan/gluten free lemon drizzle cake
• Skittles and jelly babies
• Coke
• Soreen
• Chocolate
• Salted peanuts
• Fruit Cake
• Flapjack
• Jaffa cakes
• Nakd bars
• Salted potatoes
• Sausage rolls (Normal and vegan)
• Pizza
• Orange squash
• Water

Cut Offs

All runners must be finished by 6.45pm giving 11 hours to finish. There are no cutoff times for this race along the route other than the last aid station where all runners must have left by 5pm.

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GPS Trackers

All runners will be provided with a tracker which must be always worn during the event. This is purely for health and safety reasons and will enable us to know exactly where you are always. It will also allow friends and family to follow you during the race. There will be a link provided on the website and social media to access this in the week before the race.

It is very important that runners always keep their mobile phone on, with the volume up and we ask please no earphones. If you do go wrong, or stop for a period, we will be aware of this and will call you to let you know you are off track, or to see if everything is ok.

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Crews

There will be no crews at this event. We have decided to go with this option in order to keep landowners and the general public along the route happy. With regular aid stations along the route, having a crew is not necessary for this event. Please contact us if you have any dietary needs on the day and, we will do our best to make sure they are available for you throughout.

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Pacers

No pacers will be allowed to accompany runners at any time during the race.

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Spectators

Spectators are very welcome to come along and support their runners throughout the day. It is however very important for the future of the race that they behave in a sensible manner throughout. Spectating and crewing are different things. Spectators must not hand anything to the runners and can do nothing more than cheer them on. There are privately owned car parks along the route that can become overcrowded very quickly, and spectators must take it upon themselves to follow the rules of any certain car park. Not following these rules by parking on grass verges and in places that are not official parking spaces etc just because they are there to watch the race will not go down well and could put the future of the race in jeopardy. If a certain car park is full, then please just move on to the next one. Spectators must not attend at any of the aid station locations.

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Finish Line Bags

Runners will also have the option of leaving a finish line bag at registration. This is limited to one bag per runner. The bag will be stored at the finish line area safe and ready for your collection. Please ensure the bag is clearly marked with your name and race number. We will not post or hold any bags that are not collected by the end of the event.

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Mandatory Kit

The course is predominantly on easy going trails with small road sections as well. At the time of year the race takes place, the ground should be dry and hard, we therefore suggest that both road running and light trail shoes are suitable. There may of course potentially be a few muddy areas if it has been raining. Runners must carry the following equipment with them at all-times and will be disqualified for failing kit checks. Inspections will take place before, during, and after the race.

• Fully charged mobile phone including the numbers for the Race Medic, Race Director and Event Control which will be printed on your race number
• The route downloaded to a GPS device or mobile
• Emergency survival blanket or foil blanket
• Head torch (minimum 300 lumens) if you still expect to be running when it gets dark
• Hydration system capable of holding one litre of liquid
• Whistle
• Waterproof jacket with hood and taped seams (min 10,000mm rating)
• £20 cash and a bank card. If you have for example Apple Pay on your phone then this can replace one of these but you must have a payment method and a backup option

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

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Route Markers and Navigation

We will mark the route thoroughly with 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. 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.

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Earphones

We ask all runners to please not wear earphones during the race. This is purely for Health and Safety reasons when crossing roads, if we try to call and hearing instructions from Marshall’s. As mentioned, if we need to call you for any reason during the race then it is important you can hear your phone. 

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Road crossings and carparks

There are several road crossings along the route, some of which are very busy and potentially dangerous. It is your responsibility as runners to always navigate these road crossings safely. Please pass along and cross these as you normally would by using the Highway Code and staying on the righthand side against the flow of cars when on country lanes. A few small sections will entail running on country lanes without pavements, so please stay on the right and be cautious. There will be marshals at some of these crossings however, the majority will be unmanned, so please take your time and be sensible when navigating them.

There are also small carparks along the route that can potentially be dangerous. Please be cautious of vehicles when approaching and passing through these.

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Trail etiquette

Please be aware that the race route follows trails, paths and fields that will be shared by other members of the public and livestock. It is very important to be polite, courteous, and kind at all times. Just because you are in a race does not give you priority over them. Please be cautious when running through fields with livestock. Please approach and pass them slowly and cautiously.

 The route backs onto homes at many points during the race, but please be especially considerate at nighttime and in the early morning where the race passes through residential areas. There must be absolutely no littering along the course. Anyone seen doing so will be disqualified. There will also be times where the race passes through farmers’ fields with livestock in, and it is essential that all gates are please closed after using them. Failure to do this will obviously mean livestock can potentially escape.

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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.

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Photography

We have teamed up with The Graphic Corner Sussex to cover the event. These images will be FREE to all runners and will be available a few days after the event.

Please do not get in touch asking when they will be ready immediately after the event. This has nothing to do with us and the photos 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.

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UTMB, ITRA and DUV Statistics

Springtide 50K is a UTMB Index Race and has been awarded 2 ITRA points. Results will be sent to UTMB, ITRA and DUV about a week after the event has finished so please be patient with this. If you would not like us to share your results with any of these three then please let us know.

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