24 Hour Challenge
Sat 24 May 2025 Buntingford, Hertfordshire, UK

Farmmageddon | 24 Hour Challenge

Can you survive Farmmageddon? Run, jog or walk a fantastic 5.3K loop through the lovely grounds of Hyde Hall Farm as part of the Farmmageddon endurance weekend for 24 hours and see how far you can go.

  • Sat 24 May 2025
Hyde hall farm, Buntingford

24 Hour Challenge

09:00

Age 20 & over

£123-£125

  • 24 hrs trail running

Event overview

An epic challenge for all abilities.

Launching the first one of its kind for Zig Zag Running! Farmmageddon is a 100 mile event held over 2 days from the lovely venue of Hyde Hall Farm.

This 100 mile event will be held over a 32 hour time period and will be one of many distance options available for participants. The route is a 5.3K loop.

Those completing the 100 mile distance will receive a t-shirt and a buckle. Those completing any other distance will receive a Farmmageddon medal or choose one of the other Hyde Hall Event medals. There will be a water and aid station located at the lap point so no stress of having to carry lots of food, water or equipment. 

There will be a baggage area where you can leave warm clothes and shoes for when you complete your distance.        

This event is part of Farmmageddon.

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Newcomers
  • Teams

Team discount

A team discount may be available depending on numbers - simply get in touch for details.

Dogs

Dogs on leads are usually allowed at the venue, but they are not allowed to run with you.

  • Bag storage
  • Paid parking
  • Rural
  • Toilets

Event HQ

Hyde hall farm
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 0RU
UK

  • Cut off time
  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • Mass start
  • Multiple laps
  • Single start
  • Toilets
  • Traffic free
  • Undulating
  • Water stations
  • Way markers

The course is a trail event and contains some tarmac paths, grassland and trail.

Aid stations

You can expect well-stocked aid stations every 5km to 10km, depending on your chosen distance and these include crisps, chocolate, bananas etc.

Cut off

24 hours.

  • Bring your own cup

This event is taking steps to be more sustainable:

  • Cupless

    Runners can buy a reuseable cup at the event.

  • Car share

    Car sharing is actively encouraged.

  • Medals

    Runners often have the choice between a bespoke medal for this event specifically, or a 'lucky dip medal' which is a scheme to help use up medals from other races to prevent them going to landfill.

  • Cake
  • Chip timing
  • Map
  • Medal

Included

There are many perks to entering this event, including:

  • Be part of the endurance weekend
  • Respect from everyone present!
  • Medal
  • Chip timing
  • Encouragement throughout
  • Hot drink
  • Cake
  • Community-feel at the end of the event

  • Age 20 & over
  • Entries open
  • Collect race pack
  • Enter online

Entry fees

Entry fee (Unaffiliated)

£125.00

Entry fee (Affiliated)

£123.00

Other races at event

  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • #1 of 7
Hyde hall farm, Buntingford

5K

09:00

Age 18 & over

£34-£36

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • #2 of 7
Hyde hall farm, Buntingford

10K

09:00

Age 18 & over

£34-£36

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • #3 of 7
Hyde hall farm, Buntingford

Half Marathon

09:00

Age 18 & over

£34-£36

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • #4 of 7
Hyde hall farm, Buntingford

Full Marathon

09:00

Age 18 & over

£34-£36

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • #5 of 7
Hyde hall farm, Buntingford

Ultra Marathon

09:00

Age 18 & over

£34-£36

  • 32 miles trail running
  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • #7 of 7
Hyde hall farm, Buntingford

100 Miles

09:00

Age 20 & over

£163-£165

  • 100 miles trail running