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Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge | Full 100km continuous | Stroke Association

Rebuilding lives after stroke. Support this great cause and join the Stroke Association team taking part in Full 100km continuous on Saturday 21 June. Sign up today for £37.50!

  • Sat 21 - Sun 22 Jun 2025
Cirencester Basecamp, Cirencester

Full 100km continuous

07:00

Age 18 & over

Sign up £37.50

Fundraise £575

  • 100 km trail running + 2250 m ascent

Event overview

If you're keen to take on a proper challenge, shape up, re-energise and support an important cause, this ultra will help you go further than ever before - whether you walk, jog or run your way to the finish line.

You'll be supported all the way from the moment you sign up with an event app, online guides, forums and training walks. On the challenge there are safe venues, camping options, fully signed routes, chip timing, marquee rest stops, fantastic food and drink and expert safety, medical and welfare teams to get you over the finish line where you'll receive a huge cheer, medal, glass of fizz, t-shirt, massage, BBQ and more!

Challenge options

  • Full continuous 100km (Sat)

    100km, at your pace, through the day and night if you’re walking.

  • Full two-day daylight 100km (Sat and Sun)

    100km over 2 days, with optional camping packages at half way – or book a hotel or B&B – and rest!

  • 3/4 challenge 76km (Sat)

    New for this year and ideal if you want to ‘up your distance’ – without committing to a Full 100km – and you start with the fantastic 2nd Quarter scenery. 

  • 1st half challenge 53km (Sat)

    A scenic and tough ‘half’ Challenge – the best of the Cotswold Way.

  • 2nd half challenge 47km (Sun)

    Wotton to Cirencester.

  • 1st quarter challenge 23km (Sat)

    Cirencester to Painswick.

  • 2nd quarter challenge 30km (Sat)

    Painswick to Wotton. A fantastic ‘Quarter’. Tough and amazing views!

  • Cirencester 10K (Sat)

    New for this year – and ideal if you’re in and about Cirencester and want some exercise. Families welcome.

This event is part of Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge.

  • Event village
  • Newcomers

Solo or with others

Taking on an ultra trek or run is a serious challenge and tough for most people, but also achievable with the right training plan which you'll get access to when you sign up. This challenge is fully supported meaning it's the perfect way to have-a-go at a longer distance.

Charity challenge

Fundraising for a cause close to your heart is part of the challenge and you'll receive a wealth of support, advice and tips from your chosen charity to make sure you smash your fundraising target.

  • Accommodation
  • Bag storage
  • Bag transfer
  • Bar
  • BBQ
  • Cafe
  • Camping
  • Changing facilities
  • Entertainment
  • Free parking
  • Music
  • Rural
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Event HQ

Cirencester Basecamp
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7
UK

  • 1 lap
  • Check points
  • Distance markers
  • Entertainment
  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Hilly
  • Marshals
  • Mass start
  • No headphones
  • Return transport
  • Toilets
  • Water stations
  • Way markers

Take on the full 100 km challenge – setting out from Cirencester on Saturday morning, heading north into the rolling green hills of the Cotswolds. There is 2,250 m of ascent – with challenging climbs, where testing your legs will reward you with some of Englands most picturesque views. This continuous challenge will see you stopping every ~12 – 13 km for stops & refreshments, with a main half way stop in Wotton, before heading South back to the finish line at Cirencester.

 

  • Chip timing
  • Event app
  • Goody bag
  • GPS tracking
  • Map
  • Massage
  • Medal
  • Pre-event training sessions
  • Training plan
  • T-shirt

Included before

  • Dedicated challenge app to help you prepare
  • Challenge manual and event guides
  • Training walks and runs
  • Kit and equipment lists – discounts and advice
  • Preparation videos and pre-event briefing
  • Online forums – meet fellow challengers

Included on the challenge

  • Rest stops every ~12.5km – covered with seating, toilets & rest areas
  • Free food and drinks – catering to all dietary requirements
  • First aid support – at stops and en route
  • Fully signed route and online maps
  • Chip-timing – keeping track of you
  • Trek Masters – to help guide you
  • Baggage transfer service
  • Emergency support and route pick-ups
  • Shuttles for retirees to take you forward
  • Bookable transfers before and after your challenge
  • Medal, t-shirt and glass of fizz at the finish

  • Age 18 & over
  • Entries open
  • Charity entries open
  • Charity places
  • Enter online
  • Event merch available
  • Series discount

Entry fees

Entry fee

£199.00