The third recce covers the ground from Buttermere to Dalemain and is relevant for 100 mile runners (not on the 50 course). It covers miles 26 to 59 of the 100 course, making it a 33 mile section. Sunday March 17th Arrive no later than 7:30am for the 8:00am Coach pick up at Dalemain Estate….
Camping for friends and spectators 2024
As always, we’ll have free camping for competitors at the 2024 event. In recent years we’ve had more spectators than ever and last year made changes to ensure that the camping is manageable going forwards. It’s important to stress from the outset that most other events do not provide free camping, you would generally have…
Recce 2 – January 20th 2024, Ambleside to Coniston Night Run
The second recce covers the ground from Ambleside to Coniston and is relevant for both 50 and 100 mile runners. This is the final 16 miles of the 50 and 100 miles course. The route leaves Ambleside Parish Hall (CP12) and climbs over Loughrigg, before following the main track into Great Langdale to reach CP13…
Recce Coniston to Buttermere, Sunday 12th November.
You can still register for the recce day by GOING HERE. The timetable for Sunday is below: 0630 – Arrive at Buttermere and park. The coach will be picking up RUNNERS ONLY from the bottom of Newlands Pass (Postcode – CA13 9UZ; what3words – muffin.hats.loom). Please try to arrive in good time before the coaches…
Trail Running Events – ENTRIES OPEN!
Entries for the 2023/24 Petzl Night Runner Series and 2024 Montane Trail Series are now open. We’ve got an EPIC list of events which will take us from Autumn, right through to summer 2024! Petzl Night Runner Delamere Forest, Saturday October 28th Petzl Night Runner Delamere is an incredible 10k which takes place in pitch…
Lakeland 50 & 100 Recce Days 2023/24
The recce days give you the opportunity to practice on the course and experience the terrain and navigation required. We split the 100 miles route into 4 quarters (sections 1,2,3 & 4) to cover the full 100 course. The 50 mile event is the final 50 miles of the 100 course, so this means that…
Live tracking for competitors
Tracking is now live for competitors. Please direct friends and family to this page to monitor your progress. Please be aware that during certain section of the course, the signal is poor and the tracker may not move for some time. This is not a fault with the tracker, there is simply no signal in…
Guest speakers… who rule the world?
On Friday evening in the main marquee at 8pm, join our guest speaker. Grab yourself some food, treat yourself to a drink and then listen to her advice. She may have a word or two, that you’ll want to hear. Emma Stuart has had a stellar few years of Ultra racing. Having only started running…
La Sportiva, Leki & Montane Social Runs
On Friday 29th July, La Sportiva, Leki & Montane will combine to offer a selection of social runs at 3:30pm from the La Sportiva tent, close to the main start gantry, in Coniston. There will be a 5k and 10k route option, at the pace of the slowest runner. There will also be a shorter…
500Legends
The 500 Legends club is for all those who have completed the L100 event 5 times or more and they are honoured with a 500 legends slate trophy. The concept was born many years ago, when slate was cheap and we didn’t think that many people would be daft enough to do it… how wrong…
The Montane Lakeland 50 & 100, July 26th-28th 2024 