- Sat 23 May 2026
07:00
Age 18 & over
£139
- 58 km trail running + 800 m ascent
Event overview
The ‘original’ Ultra Challenge! 2,000 or so adventurers will take on the capital to coast trails and test their grit and determination. A Richmond-Upon-Thames start, and it’s over the North Downs with wonderful Surrey and 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 in to view. You’ll get full support all the way, and with half, quarter, Sussex Marathon and Brighton 25km options also available, there’s a bank holiday weekend challenge here for everyone!
The Ultra Challenge Experience
This endurance event is for a wide range of fitness and ages. Choose your distance and do it at your pace. The support enables you to go further, whilst enjoying the great outdoors and camaraderie.
There are marquee rest stops, plenty of food and drink, medical and massage teams, and a fully signed route with 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 and up for more of life’s challenges!
This event is part of London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge.
Event photos
Event video
Event community
- Average fitness
- Beginner-friendly
- Event village
- Families
Your challenge, your way
Whether you’re a walker and new to challenge events, an experienced trekker, a marathon enthusiast upping the distance, or a seasoned runner after ITRA points, there’s an Ultra Challenge® for you! Walk, Jog, or Run your chosen challenge – as an Individual or a Team, for a charity of your choice or just for you.
On the Full and 1st Half challenges, there’s a new Ultra Trailblazerz® option for ‘rapid runners’, and an Ultra March® option for ‘hasty hikers’, plus a friendly ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others.
The London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge® is fun, safe, and rewarding, with full support all the way, enabling you to push yourself further in stunning scenery. With camping options, and basecamps with plenty of parking and shuttle bus transfers – it will be a weekend by the coast not to miss!
Best support & hospitality
This Ultra Challenge® famously lays on the best support and hospitality available on any UK endurance-style event. This enables you to step up and confidently tackle an 'Ultra' distance, with the best chance of success - and to enjoy your challenge!
- Check points
- Distance markers
- First aid
- Food stations
- Hilly
- Marshals
- Mass start
- Navigation not required
- No headphones
- Point to point
- Return transport
- Toilets
- Undulating
- Water stations
- Way markers
Overview
The 1st Half is a varied 58km with approx. 800 metres of climb. Setting out along the river Thames, explore some of London’s suburban areas before heading up and over the North Downs and into rolling countryside. A halfway stop near Sutton (Oaks Park) gives the chance to refresh and replenish before setting out on the final stretch to Turners Hill where you will be welcomed with a huge celebration and cheer as you finish.
Map
Checkpoints
- Snacks and drinks every 10-15km
- 25km | picnic lunch and fizzy drinks
- 58km | hot meal
- Finish | glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt
- Bag transfer
- Bar
- BBQ
- Cafe
- Camping
- Changing facilities
- Entertainment
- Free parking
- Secure bag storage
- Showers
- Toilets
Event HQ
Brighton Racecourse
Freshfield Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 9XZ
UK
- Camping
- Chip timing
- Event app
- GPS tracking
- Map
- Massage
- Medal
- Pre-event training sessions
- Training plan
- T-shirt
Before
- Challenge app
- Facebook forum
- Training guides
- Fundraising support
- Training walks and runs
- Video briefings
- Travel planning
- Parking
During
- Baggage transfers
- The start line
- Timing and GPS tracking
- Rest stops
- Food and drink
- Medical support
- Camping
Along the route
- Fully signed route
- Apps, maps and GPS
- Route safety experts
- Emergency response
- Trek masters
- 24 hour control room
After
- Finish line experience
- Finish times and certificate
- Shuttles and transfers
- Hot meal
- Medical care and follow up
- Deals on future challenges
Bookable extras
- Camping packages
- Parking
- Pre challenge transfers
- Post challenge transfers
- Extra meals
- Baggage services
Do it for charity
Looking to do this event for charity? Do it for one of the charities below or see the full list of charities on the London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge charity places | 1st Half page.
- Age 18 & over
- Entries open
- to 01/05/2026
- Charity places
- Event merch available
- Series discount
16 and 17-year-olds need to be accompanied by an adult.
Entry fees
Entry fee
£139.00
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