The food available at each checkpoint has remained relatively consistent for the last 18 years, as returning competitors know what to expect and it helps them to plan ahead. The table below shows the food which can be accessed at each of the checkpoint, on the Lakeland 100 and 50 course.
You should note the following:
1. Anything else you require should be carried from the start. It’s not possible to have personal food delivered to checkpoints. It’s also STRICTLY PROHIBITED to have anyone running ‘support’ with you. If you run with a support runner, it’s instant DQ, they are not allowed on the course.
2. The one exception to personal food bags is for Lakeland 100 competitors only, who can leave a personal food in their drop bag to be collected only at the Dalemain checkpoint.
3. Taking food from supporters or spectators or stashing food on the course beforehand is considered to be ‘against the spirit of the event’. Either carry it, or get it from a checkpoint and this makes it fair for everyone. Drinking stream water and foraging for berries is allowed.
4. Upon reaching Ambleside, public houses, off licenses and the fish and chip shop are strictly out of bounds.
5. Dropping litter on the course will not be tolerated, resulting in an immediate DQ. If you would ever consider dropping litter in the Lakes, you shouldn’t be at this event. If you see anyone dropping litter, please take their number and report it post-event.
6. We do as much as we can to ensure we accommodate the majority of runners, but we can’t please everyone. There are lots of different people with lots of different preferences. In some cases you need to take responsibility for yourself and if we’re not providing it, then bring & carry it with you. Before you email with special requests, remember princess, there’s also 2499 other people taking part and we have to cater for those people as well.
7. All food not used at the event is donated to the local foodbank on Sunday afternoon, none of this will go to waste.
You can see a list of checkpoints and food supplied below, THIS LIST IS NOT EXTENSIVE, IT IS THE MINIMUM YOU WILL FIND AT THE SPECIFIED CHECKPOINTS.
The CP team will bring additional food and snacks. If you don’t see something on this list, which was available last year, that’s because the checkpoint team bring it themselves.
Water and cola is available at every checkpoint on the course. Hot drinks will also be available at all checkpoints with the exception of Seathwaite CP1.
There are no branded sports drinks or gels at any of the checkpoints, so for the triathletes amongst you, roll up your compression socks, stop banging on about your sleep and training metrics and get used to eating actual food on your training runs.
| CP | Location | Food | Water | Cordial | Cola | Tea / Coffee |
| 1 | Seathwaite | various cake, biscuits & snacks | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 2 | Boot | various flapjack, biscuits, sweets & snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 3 | Wasdale | soup, sandwiches (cheese, ham, jam, peanut butter) crisps, fruit & snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 4 | Buttermere | Hot dogs, milkshakes, sandwiches (cheese, ham, jam, peanut butter), crisps & snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 5 | Braithwaite | pasta & sauce meal, rice pudding, biscuits, sweets, fruit & snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 6 | Blencathra | cakes, biscuits, sweets & snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 7 | Dockray | soup, sandwiches (cheese, ham, jam, peanut butter), biscuits, crisps, fruit & snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 8 | Dalemain | meat stew and veg stew, bread, pudding & custard, sweets, biscuits and snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 9 | Howtown | flapjack, biscuits, fruit & sweets | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 10 | Mardale | soup, sandwiches (cheese, ham, jam, peanut butter), crisps & snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 11 | Kentmere | pasta sauce meal, sweets, fruit smoothies | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 12 | Ambleside | soup, sandwiches (cheese, ham, jam, peanut butter), cake, crisps, fruit & snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 13 | Chapel Stile | meat stew and veg stew, bread, biscuits, fruit & sweets | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 14 | Tilberthwaite | Sandwiches (cheese, ham, jam, peanut butter), biscuits, flapjack, sweets and snacks | Y | Y | Y | Y |
*Sandwiches will be ham, cheese, jam and peanut butter (not all together, but any suitable combination should be expected).
*What’s VEGAN at checkpoints? There are foods which are clearly vegan, such as fruit etc. Checkpoint teams may also bring their own foods, which we cannot account for. In terms of the basics, see below (PLEASE NOTE) this list will be updated prior to the event as products may change due to availability, so if you follow a vegan diet, please check this list again, 1 week prior.
1. Veg stew, pasta and pasta sauces
2. Bread, spread (vitalite), jam and peanut butter
3. Salt & Vinegar / Ready Salted crisps (not cheese and onion)
4. Millions sweets are vegan, not Haribo
5. Hob Nob, Nice, Rich Tea & Bourbon biscuits are vegan, custard creams are not vegan
6. Cakes and flapjack are not vegan
7. There will be plant based milk as well as normal milk for hot drinks
NB: Our suppliers will often replace brands at short notice if they do not have enough stock of items ordered. This makes it very difficult to guarantee that the list above will be accurate on the day, but we will always do our best to update you with changes.
IMPORTANT – Remember there are 2 separate events running over the weekend, those taking part in the 50 and those taking part in the 100. If you’re running the 50 and find the thought of soup and sandwiches as checkpoint 2 a bit strange… remember that some people will have done 70 miles by that point with no sleep. However… feel free to indulge yourself, it’s all included in the price.
*DO YOU HAVE A DIETARY MEDICAL CONDITION? If you have a medical condition related to your diet such as coeliac Email organiser@lakeland100.com
Remember… preparation for this event is key.
It’s 7 weeks to go, so get yourself a packet of custard creams, a large bag of Haribo, put your feet up and start practicing now just to be on the safe side.