Is crew access allowed on the North Downs Way 100 course?

Yes, crew access is allowed on the North Downs Way 100 course. Crews may meet runners only at the listed crew points. One crew vehicle at a time, maximum a Long Wheel Base transit; no motorhomes. A runner whose crew assists outside permitted points is disqualified.

Are drop bags allowed on the North Downs Way 100 course?

Yes, drop bags are allowed on the North Downs Way 100 course. Drop bags go to Knockholt Pound (mile 50), Detling (mile 82) and the Finish. Max 50cm x 30cm x 30cm per aid station, labelled with name, aid station and race number; deposit at the start before 0645. Finish bag up to 50 litres goes straight to the finish. Bags not collected at the finish are disposed of.

Are pacers allowed on the North Downs Way 100 course?

Yes, pacers are allowed on the North Downs Way 100 course. A pacer may join starting at mile 54.5. Pacers permitted from the Otford crew point (mile 54.5) onwards, on foot only, one at a time. Multiple pacers allowed through the last 50 miles; handovers only at crew access points. Pacers must be at least 18. Pacers are not allowed drop bags.

What is the cutoff time for the North Downs Way 100 course?

The overall time limit for the North Downs Way 100 course is 30 hours from the start. Cut-off times are deadlines for LEAVING the aid station. If you return to an aid station after the cut-off you will be pulled from the race.

Ultras · United Kingdom · England

North Downs Way 100

On the calendar

The date is set. Entry has not opened.

Race dateAugust 7-8, 2027

Duration2 days

Start7:00am

Whenin 284 days

First held2011

Who's going to North Downs Way 100?

I'm running itPlan your weeks and your aid station times I'm crewingWhen to leave, where to park, at every stop I'm pacing or cheeringAsk your runner for their Out Here link

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Distance The race

103 miles

Climb Our math

12,208 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.

Descent Our math

12,328 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.

High point

not checked yet

Time limit The race

30:00:00

Aid stations

Started

not checked yet

Finished

not checked yet

Finish rate

not checked yet

The course

Where it goes point to point · 22 aid stations

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file. Year of this file not known.

A 103 mile point to point run along the North Downs Way National Trail from Farnham to Ashford. Runners must finish within 30 hours; there are cut-offs at every aid station.

About 80% trail and around 20% road. Box Hill is the only climb lasting more than a few minutes; sections are technical, with stairs, mud when wet, chalk, sand and gravel. Gates and stiles throughout. Some road crossings are busy and not marshalled.

The race

What this one is

A 103 mile point to point trail race along the North Downs Way National Trail, from Farnham in the Surrey Hills to Ashford in Kent, with a 30 hour limit.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery: not checked yet

Lottery opens: not checked yet

Lottery draw: not checked yet

Field cap: 250 centurionrunning.com

Registration: Other sientries.co.uk

Qualifying: Completed a minimum of a 50 mile distance race within 15hrs, between 1st January 2021 and race day. centurionrunning.com

Minimum age: 20 centurionrunning.com

Transfers: not checked yet

Deferrals: Yes centurionrunning.com

Running, crewing, pacing or still deciding

How NavRun helps with North Downs Way 100 Thirty hours, and eleven stations with a clock on each.

You are running it

You reach Wrotham, mile 60, before its 12:40am cutoff, and you already knew that this morning.

An arrival time for all 20 stations, worked out from your own training.

Start free →

You are pacing

You are at Otford, mile 54.5, warm and fed.

The same sheet says when they reach you.

You are deciding

You find out North Downs Way 100 is months of work away, not years, and you go and get the qualifier.

Put in a race you have already run. NavRun shows you where this one sits from where you are.

No account needed →

Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed: Yes centurionrunning.com

Vehicles per runner: 1 centurionrunning.com

Pacers: Yes, from mile 54.50 centurionrunning.com

Muling: not checked yet

Drop bags: Yes centurionrunning.com

Cupless: not checked yet

Course marking: Fully Marked centurionrunning.com

Night running: Yes centurionrunning.com

Dogs: Not allowed centurionrunning.com

Headphones: not checked yet

Crew rules: Crews may meet runners only at the listed crew points. One crew vehicle at a time, maximum a Long Wheel Base transit; no motorhomes. A runner whose crew assists outside permitted points is disqualified. centurionrunning.com

Pacer rules: Pacers permitted from the Otford crew point (mile 54.5) onwards, on foot only, one at a time. Multiple pacers allowed through the last 50 miles; handovers only at crew access points. Pacers must be at least 18. Pacers are not allowed drop bags. centurionrunning.com

Drop bag rules: Drop bags go to Knockholt Pound (mile 50), Detling (mile 82) and the Finish. Max 50cm x 30cm x 30cm per aid station, labelled with name, aid station and race number; deposit at the start before 0645. Finish bag up to 50 litres goes straight to the finish. Bags not collected at the finish are disposed of. centurionrunning.com

Cutoff philosophy: Cut-off times are deadlines for LEAVING the aid station. If you return to an aid station after the cut-off you will be pulled from the race. centurionrunning.com

Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes ○ no ? nobody has checked – does not apply to this race

Mile	Station	Cutoff	Crew access	Bag	Pacer	Med	To next
0.00	Start: Farnham NoneSignal wrong?	?	?	?	?	?	6.80
6.80	Puttenham NoneSignal wrong?	9:05am	○	?	?	?	3.80
10.60	Shalford Park NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	?	?	1.90
12.50	St. Marthas NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	?	?	2.20
14.70	Newlands Corner NoneSignal wrong?	11:25am	○	?	?	?	6.40
21.10	Denbies Hillside NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	?	?	2.90
24.00	Westhumble Fields NoneSignal wrong?	2:00pm	○	?	?	?	1.00
25.00	Box Hill Trig Pt NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	?	?	6.80
31.80	Reigate Hill NoneSignal wrong?	4:05pm	○	?	?	?	1.90
33.70	Merstham NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	?	?	4.30
38.00	Caterham NoneSignal wrong?	6:10pm	○	?	?	?	6.00
44.00	Titsey Brewery NoneSignal wrong?	8:00pm	○	?	?	?	6.00
50.00	Knockholt Pound NoneSignal wrong?	9:40pm	○	●	?	?	4.50
54.50	Otford NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	●	?	5.50
60.00	Wrotham NoneSignal wrong?	12:40am	●	?	?	?	11.00
71.00	Ranscombe NoneSignal wrong?	?	○	?	?	?	1.50
72.50	Nashenden Farm Lane NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	?	?	3.70
76.20	Bluebell Hill NoneSignal wrong?	?	●	?	?	?	5.80
82.00	Detling NoneSignal wrong?	7:00am	●	●	?	?	8.90
90.90	Lenham NoneSignal wrong?	9:30am	○	?	?	?	7.50
98.40	Dunn Street NoneSignal wrong?	11:45am	○	?	?	?	4.50
102.90	Finish: Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford NoneSignal wrong?	1:00pm	?	●	?	?	?

What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

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