London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge®
The ‘original’ Ultra Challenge! Around 2,000 adventurers will take on the Capital to Coast trails and test their grit & determination. Starting in Richmond-Upon-Thames, the route goes over the North Downs with wonderful Surrey & Sussex countryside to halfway at Turners Hill. The full 100km route heads over the South Downs before the welcome sight of the Brighton coastline comes into view. You’ll get full support all the way – and with half, quarter, Sussex Marathon & Brighton 25km options also available – there’s a challenge here for everyone!
2027 Registration Opens 1st July
The Ultra Challenge Experience
UK’s #1 series of treks & trail runs for a wide range of ages, fitness & experience levels. Choose your Challenge – do it at your pace, and there’re 20 events to choose from. Our support enables you to go further, whilst enjoying the great outdoors, camaraderie, and the challenge! Marquee rest stops, lots of food & drink, medical & massage teams, with a fully signed route & GPS tracking to guide you. A big finish-line celebration awaits with an amazing sense of achievement, and once the aches subside you’ll feel energised, up for more of life’s challenges – and, maybe, personal horizons redefined!
Before your Challenge
Good preparation & smart planning are key, and from the moment you sign up you’ll have access to our Challenge App – with training guides, optional training walks, maps, online forums, and the latest news & updates.
Covered Rest Stops
Rest Stops every ~12.5 km with ‘major’ ones every ~25 km, and are much more than the shaky gazebo with water that you see on some events. We’ve marquee cover, large medical & welfare tents, catering services, seating areas for recovery, changing rooms, and a friendly welcome!
Signed Route & GPS Tracking
Hundreds of pink arrows + glow-sticks (at night) mark the route, and with Google route maps in the App you won’t get lost on an Ultra Challenge®! Our Timing System scans you at rest stops, with your progress logged and monitored by our Control Room. For 2025 – we’ve upgraded our system, with an APP for your mobile with GPS Tracking – which you can share in ‘real time’ with family & friends – without draining your phone’s battery – and you also get all the info on the route lying ahead!
Free Food & Drink
Keeping you well fed & hydrated is key. We pride ourselves on the quantity & quality of our catering, and whichever distance you are on – meals, snacks & drinks are included – so no need to carry much! Snacks & drink stops every 12.5 km. Snacks – from the healthy to treats. Meals / food every 25 km. Energy drinks. All dietary requirements catered for. Lighter options for ‘runners’. Finishers meal.
Camping Packages
We generally have a ~50 km campsite for rest & sleep if you’re on the 2 day ‘Daylight’ 100 km option, or if you finish / start a 50 km ‘half’ Challenge. Book an inclusive package or ‘pitch your own’ – there’re showers and chill out areas.
Medics, Podiatrists, Massage
We’ve experienced Doctors, Paramedics, First Aiders, Podiatrists, and Massage Teams at Rest Stops. There’re ‘Self Help’ areas with blister plasters, talc, Vaseline, and tape if you want to patch your own feet. Our mobile Emergency Medical Teams are only a phone call away.
