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Event overview

Thousands of adventurers have taken on the Thames Path Ultra Challenge® - part of the UK’s biggest and best series of treks and trail runs for a wide range of ages, fitness and experience levels which raises £10+ million a year for charities!

You’ll get full support all the way so you can set a new goal, conquer the 1st Quarter of the Thames Path Ultra Challenge® and push yourself for an important cause. If you’re up for a charity challenge this year, make it the Thames Path Ultra Challenge®.

The Ultra Challenge Experience

Do it at your own pace and enjoy your day out. The level of support enables you to go further. There are marquee rest stops, lots of food and drink, medical and massage teams, with a fully signed route to guide you.

A big finish-line celebration awaits with an amazing sense of achievement for you personally and also for your fundraising efforts.

Get Sponsored for Charity

You’ll be amazed how much you can raise on these tough challenges as friends and family will recognise and support your courageous endeavours as you cover more than half a marathon! All fundraising goes directly to your charity via an online JustGiving page.

£10+ Million Fundraising

The series raises £10+ million a year for charities. Choose your charity, set up a JustGiving sponsorship page and make your challenge count!

  • Event village
  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Traders at event

Your challenge, your way

Whether you’re a walker and new to challenge events, an experienced trekker, a marathon enthusiast upping the distance, or a seasoned ultra runner after UTMB points – there’s an Ultra Challenge® for you! Walk, Jog, or Run at your pace, as an Individual or a Team, for a charity of your choice or just for you. There’s an Ultra March® option for ‘fast walkers’ – and a new ‘Solo Challenger’ start time to join up with others.

Best support & hospitality

This Ultra Challenge® famously lays on the best support and hospitality available on any UK endurance-style event. This enables you to step up and confidently tackle an 'Ultra' distance, with the best chance of success - and to enjoy your challenge! Here's a summary:

Before

  • Challenge app
  • Facebook forum
  • Training guides
  • Fundraising support
  • Training walks and runs
  • Video briefings
  • Travel planning
  • Parking

During

  • Baggage transfers
  • The start line
  • Chip timing and tracking
  • Rest stops
  • Food and drink
  • Medical support
  • Camping

Along the route

  • Fully signed route
  • Apps, maps and GPS
  • Route safety experts
  • Emergency response
  • Trek masters
  • 24 hour control room

After

  • Finish line experience
  • Finish times and certificate
  • Shuttles and transfers
  • Hot meal
  • Medical care and follow up
  • Deals on future challenges

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

Event HQ

Bishops Park, Fulham
Bishop's Avenue
Fulham
London
Greater London
SW6 6EA
UK

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  • Check points
  • Distance markers
  • Entertainment
  • First aid
  • Flat
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • Mass start
  • Point to point
  • Return transport
  • Sleeping facilities
  • Toilets
  • Water stations
  • Way markers

Overview

Start this epic Challenge in leafy South West London on the River Thames. This route follows the meandering waterway to Hampton Court for a big celebration finish and picnic.

Map

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  • Chip timing
  • Drinks
  • Event app
  • Fizz at the finish
  • Map
  • Medal
  • Pre-event training sessions
  • Snacks
  • Training plan
  • T-shirt

Included

  • Snacks and drinks every 10-15km
  • 28km | picnic lunch and fizzy drinks
  • Finish | glass of fizz, medal and t-shirt

Bookable extras

  • Camping packages
  • Parking
  • Pre challenge transfer
  • Post challenge transfer
  • Baggage transfers
  • Extra meals

  • Fundraising materials
  • Fundraising support

How to start fundraising

You need to create your fundraising page on JustGiving within 48 hours of registering for your challenge. Then you can start your fundraising by sharing your page online with your friends and family.

Fundraise as a team

As long as you’re all fundraising for the same charity, you can create a team fundraising page on JustGiving. You will still have to reach the combined total fundraising amount as the target is per person, not per team.

Fundraising concerns

Speak to your charity about any worries. They are the experts and will offer you support, materials and inspiration throughout.

Remember only 50% of the target has to be reached 3 weeks before the challenge meaning you’ve got time after the challenge to impress everyone with your achievement and keep on fundraising.

Help for you

If you don’t reach the fundraising target, there are alternative options. You can always change to a self-funded place and still take part in the challenge.

Next steps

Once you've got your charity place, your details will be passed to the charity and you will hear from them within 14 days.

We were so impressed how well organised it was. From registration to the finish line everything was amazing - the staff were so lovely and helpful - the catering was outstanding and all the facilities clean and tidy. A huge thank you to you all!!

Such a good feeling crossing that finish line after 100km of walking. I must say a special thanks to the guy doing the massages at the 78km stop at around 5.30am. I may not have made it without his healing hands! Great event, well organised and would recommend that experience to anyone!

  • Age 14 & over
  • Entries open
  • Charity entries open
  • Charity places
  • Enter online
  • Event merch available

Under 18s need to be accompanied by an adult.