At least 20 years old + at the time of the race (Rule T3 (141) S5 UKA Trail Running).

In good health.

Must have run at least a marathon distance race prior to the event (no timescale). This can be for an event not yet taken place but that will be successfully completed prior to the start of the race.

Start Venue

St Johns Town of Dalry Town Hall, Ayr Road, DG7 3SW

Pre-Race Registration – Friday 6th June 2025

5.30pm – 9.00pm Race Registration – Bib Number Collection Only.

If you collect your bib number on Friday evening, you will still need to return during the times below on Saturday to collect your Race Tracker.  The Race Tracker device is part of your mandatory kit – if you do not collect this, you will not be permitted to race.

Race Day – Saturday 7th June 2025

4.15m – 5.30am  Race Registration: Bib Number Collection, GB Race Tracker Collection, dropbag drop-off
6.00am – Race Mass Start

Finish Venue

Focus Community Centre, Livingstone Place, Galashiels, TD1 1DQ

Each of the checkpoints (except CP2, CP6 and CP9 which are water only checkpoints) have refreshments including cola, tailwind, water and juice as well as a variety of sandwiches, salted potatoes, fruit, snacks, crisps and chocolate. Vegetarian and vegan refreshments will be available. At indoor checkpoints, hot food such as pasta, beans on toast will be available along with hot drinks. We’ll also have a Medic, First Responder or a First Aider available at each CP.

CP7 (Beattock) cut off now extended for the 2025 event, however, please bear in mind the timings of cut offs for later sections of the race).  All are strictly enforced cut-off times per Checkpoint implemented by the Event Organisers, GB Ultras, to ensure a safe event.  Checkpoint distances are approximate and may vary each year should there be minor diversions on the route (due to local authority/landowner works).  You must enter the checkpoint before the cut off time to proceed further in the event.  Should you pass through the Checkpoint in time, you may stay at the relevant checkpoint for no more than 20 minutes after the cut off.

Participants must attend ALL checkpoints and have their details recorded by the Checkpoint teams. Failure to check-in at a Checkpoint will result in your disqualification from the race.

Checkpoint locations

Checkpoint 1 – 8 Miles
Stroanpatrick/Culmark, B729, DG7 3UE.
NX64020 91703.
Cut Off 08:56 Saturday.
NO SUPPORT CREWS PERMITTED

Checkpoint 2 – 18 Miles **WATER ONLY**
Chalk Memorial Bothy – Poleskeoch
NS 68585 01850.
Cut Off 12:25 Saturday.
NO SUPPORT CREWS PERMITTED – EMERGENCY TEAM ACCESS ONLY

Checkpoint 3 – 26 Miles
Sanquhar Town Hall, Church Road, DG4 6DF.
NS 78075 10110.
Cut Off 15:16 Saturday.

Checkpoint 4  – 34 Miles
Wanlockhead Community Centre, Church Street, ML12 6UT.
NS87400 12950.
Cut-off 18:08 Saturday.
**Please see Support Crews section for details of parking locations for this Checkpoint**

Checkpoint 5  – 40 Miles.
A702, Biggar, ML12 6TH – Large passing place.
NS 93125 10035.
Cut-off 21:16 Saturday. 

Checkpoint 6  – 44 Miles. **WATER ONLY**
Daer Reservoir
NS 97974 09186.
Cut-off 22:25 Saturday.
NO SUPPORT CREWS PERMITTED – EMERGENCY TEAM ACCESS ONLY

Checkpoint 7  – 55 Miles.
Beattock Village Hall, Craigielands House, Beattock, Moffat, DG10 9QZ
NS 07954 02288.
Cut off 01:39 Sunday.
NO SUPPORT CREWS PERMITTED – EMERGENCY TEAM ACCESS ONLY

Checkpoint 8 – 72 Miles.
Boston Memorial Hall, Scabcleuch, Ettrick, Selkirk, TD7 5JB.
Cut-off 08:21 Sunday.

Mandatory kit MUST be carried AT ALL TIMES during the race.

Failure to carry mandatory kit will result in a participant being disqualified.

Random kit checks at race registration, during the race and at the finish line will take place.

Mandatory Kit

Hardcopy Southern Upland Way Map – available at Harvey Maps  – 20% discount code for the Harvey Map upon sign up to the Race is available, please use discount code GBULTRARAC .

Waterproof coat with sealed seams – Min 10,000mm

Base Plate Compass

Base layer long sleeved (Separate from Start Kit in a dry bag) in your pack.

Water bottle or bladder – min 1 litre capacity

Fully charged mobile phone

Emergency thermal bag or bivi

Headtorch min 75 Lumens

Back up light source min 25 Lumens (Not your Phone)

Emergency Rations min of 500 calories

Whistle

GPS Tracker (property of GB Race Tracker).

Poor Weather Kit – Now Mandatory – Waterproof Pants, Gloves, Warm Hat.

Recommended Kit

Electrolytes – S-caps

First aid kit

Cup

Please be aware GB Ultras events are cupless! You can buy a GB Ultras reusable cup to use during the event. CLICK HERE to visit the shop.

GB Ultras Merchandise

We’ll have a range of our GB Ultras branded merchandise available at both race registration and at the finish.

• Drybags
• Enamel cups
• Hoodies
• Running vests
• Soft cups
• Technical t-shirts
• Visors

Optional Finisher T-shirt 

If you’ve pre-ordered your optional finisher t-shirt, you’ll be able to collect this during race registration on either day, or after you finish the race.  To make sure yours is waiting for you to collect, you can order it here if didn’t order one when you entered the race.

Availability is limited and finisher t-shirts won’t be available on the day to purchase!

100 Mile Runners can utilise a Dropbag facility to take a bag from the start to meet them at the finish line, e.g. it might contain some fresh layers to change into. 

In addition, a dropbag is permitted at Checkpoint 7 (55 miles) and also at Checkpoint 8 (72 miles) – These are separate dropbags for each checkpoint and are not the same dropbag as your finish line dropbag.

Each dropbag will be transported to the relevant location after the race has started.

Please hand in your dropbags at Race Registration at St Johns Town of Dalry Town Hall, no later than 5.40am on race day morning only. Dropbags cannot be left with the event team during Race Registration on Friday.

Please ensure the dropbag is clearly labelled with your NAME, 100 MILE RUNNER, & BIB NUMBER. Labels will be provided during race registration.

We cannot accept liability for lost or stolen bags.

Max 40cm x 35cm x 40cm (L x W x H) – Small/Medium Pack Up to 30 Litre

In the event that you withdraw from the race before reaching the finish, you must collect your dropbags from the finish venue.  Dropbags will not be transport to locations along the route.  Dropbags from Checkpoints 7 & 8 will be transported to the finish venue after the closure of each checkpoint.

Any dropbags not collected from the finish line will be disposed of after the event.  We are not able to post out dropbags that are not collected.

Optional coach travel back to the start location in St John’s Town of Dalry is available at a cost of £27.99.  Places on the coach must be pre-booked during race registration or via the link here.

The coach will depart from the finish venue at 20:00 on Sunday.  Please ensure you are outside waiting for the coach 5 minutes before departure time.

No coach places will be available to purchase on the day. To ensure compliance with driver hours regulations, the coach will not be able to wait past the departure time.  If you miss the coach, please ensure you plan to make your own arrangements back to the start location.

A single pacer/ support runner is permitted from the halfway point of the race at Checkpoint 7. As support crews are not permitted at this checkpoint, a runner meeting their pacer here must meet them a short distance from the checkpoint at the entrance Crooked Road. The w3w location for the meeting point is here.

Only one pacer is permitted to join the participant at any one time. A pacer must be on foot.

Pacers must be self-sufficient throughout the time they are supporting the participant and will not be able to make use of any of the checkpoint food provisions. Pacers must not enter the checkpoint locations except to use toilet facilities and top-up water.

Pacers MUST carry all items listed in the Mandatory Kit list and will be subject to random kit checks. Pacers found to not be carrying all items of mandatory kit may result in YOUR disqualification from the race.

Earlstoun Estate, DG7 3SR

There is parking available on the Earltoun Estate behind St Johns Town of Dalry Village Hall, (What 3 words location – tightrope.sensible.alright).  To gain access to the event field please follow the A713 Ayr Road past the Town Hall and past the fuel station to the next left turn approximately a quarter of a mile further along the road until the junction with the A762.  Event parking access is available shortly after this turn.

Vehicles can remain on the field for the duration of the event and must be removed by 10:00 on Monday 10th June.  Please ensure you take all litter with you to ensure we leave the location in the state it was when you arrived, enabling us to utilise the field for future events.

NO FIRES OR BBQ’S ARE PERMITTED ON THE FIELD.

There are no toilet facilities on the field – public toilets are available at the side of St Johns Town of Dalry Village Hall

We’ll be posting the links to the official media team photographs here after the race has finished.  Please keep checking back to find yours.

Processing and editing the photographs does take some time so please allow 48-72 after conclusion of the race for the links to be added.

We’ll also be adding photographs taken by the event team on our Ultra Scotland Facebook page and in the GB Ultras Community Facebook Group as well!

2024 Event Photographs

Ridgeline Media: Start, Course and Finish Line Photos

Neil Shearer: Race Start | Benbrack | Lowther Hill | Daer Reservoir | Boston Memorial CP & St Mary’s Loch | Southern Upland Way – Three Brethren

Rebecca Lee Photography: Course & Finish Line Photographs

The results will be available real-time during the event and we’ll update this page with the link prior to the event.

As each runner crosses the finish line, their race chip records their individual finishing position and finishing time.

Your position and time shown in the results link is your official result. Please note that the tracking system is different to the timing system and has no bearing on your chip time or result.

Ultra-Marathon Admission Waiver

Each ultra runner agrees and understands the full nature of an Ultra-Marathon. That an Ultra-Marathon involves running throughout the day and well into the night at times with limited rest over challenging terrain with inherent risks of changing weather conditions. Each ultra runner understands that it is their responsibility to adequately train for the event, and monitor their own health throughout and are ultimately responsible for their own safety.

Each ultra runner understands these are there responsibilities not those of GB Ultras.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully and make sure that you understand them, before placing an entry on our site. By submitting your entry form, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (“the Terms”), and by submitting, you declare that you hereby, for yourself, your heirs and executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, declare that:-

1. I hereby agree to comply with the Conditions of Entry and all event rules and regulations as set down by GB Ultras Ltd (“the Event Organisers”) a company registered in England and Wales under company number 09397186. These conditions include the length of time taken to complete sections of the course which may be implemented by the Event Organisers, at their discretion, to ensure safe and proper running of the event.
2. I agree that the decision of the Race Referee will be final in all circumstances and no discussion will be entered into.
3. I agree to conduct myself in a sporting, professional and cautious manner during my participation in the event and understand that I may be disqualified if I do not do so.
4. I understand participation in this Event is physically strenuous and demanding and am fully aware of the nature of the event and all associated medical and physical risks involved. I further certify that I am physically capable of competing in this Event and I will only compete if I am fit enough to do so.
5. I will be immediately disqualified from the Event if I am found to have intentionally shortened the route to the race, and found to be deliberately littering the course.
6. If I have any medical condition(s), including allergies, which the Event Organisers or Event medical advisors might need to be aware of, I have provided details of this on my entry form, and will also provide written details of this on the rear of my pin-on numbers prior to my participation in the Event. I agree to display my number at all times during the Event.
7. I acknowledge that my pin-on number is personal to me and it is non-transferable under any circumstances.
8. I understand and agree that I participate in this Event entirely at my own risk, that I must rely on my own ability in dealing with all hazards, and that I must conduct myself in a manner that is safe for myself and all others throughout the duration of this Event.
9. I agree to retire immediately from the event if ordered to do so by the Event Organisers, any government official or member of the emergency services.
10. I accept full liability for any medical expenses incurred as a result of training for and/or participating in the Event
11. I accept that the Event Organisers, sponsors, race officials, medical advisers and any person involved in the organisation of this Event are not liable for any injury or illness or resultant death that I may suffer as a result of my participation in the Event, whether prior to, during or subsequent to the Event. I enter the race entirely at my own risk. I renounce any rights and claims for damages that I may have against the Event Organisers, sponsors, race officials, medical advisers and any person involved in the organisation of this Event together with their officers, directors, shareholders, successors and assigns, (collectively, “Releasees”) and release them from all liability to the Participant and his/her personal representatives, assigns, heirs, executors, and successors for loss(es), damage(s) and claims therefor on account of injury to Participant or his/her property or the resultant death of Participant, whether caused by the active or passive negligence of the Releasees or otherwise, in connection with Participants involvement in the Event (“Losses”), and further covenants not to sue any of the aforementioned parties for such Losses.
12. Whilst the Event Organisers take every care with the staging of the Event, I accept that I must make all reasonable precautions for the safeguarding of my person and of my property during my participation in this Event. I further acknowledge that personal accident and personal items insurance is my responsibility.
13. I understand that at registration, I must produce photographic identification.
14. I am aware that when running, the function of the marshals is only to indicate direction and that I must decide if the movement is safe.
15. I accept that, in relation to my participation in this Event, I am required to obey instructions from marshals and relevant signage before, during and after the Event.
16. The Event Organisers introduce cut off times for completion of sections of the course as they see fit. These will be made clear prior to the race. Competitors may be instructed to withdraw from the Event in accordance with the imposed cut off times.
17. I accept that the Event Organisers reserve the right to amend the event format or cancel the Event due to health and safety reasons, including storm, rain, inclement weather, winds or any other act of god conditions. I accept that my Entry fee shall be non-refundable in this circumstance as costs have already been incurred.
18. I accept that the Event Organisers will do their utmost to provide me with a finish time following my completion of the Event, however they will not be held responsible for any computer result anomalies.
19. I will be 20 years old or over on the day of the Event (Rule T3 (141) S5 UKA Trail Running).
20. I have read, understood and accept the GB Ultras Ltd Withdrawal Policy.
21. I understand that confirmed entry to this event is dependent on a fully and accurately completed online Entry Form; and receipt of payment to cover my Entry fee at least 10 working days (2 weeks) in advance of the event. If either of these conditions is not fulfilled then my entry will not be valid nor accepted, and I will not be eligible to take part in the Event.
22. Through my completion and submission of the online Entry Form, I am committing to paying for my Event entry via the means as instructed on the GB Ultras Ltd website.
23. I irrevocably consent to my appearance in any media format, in relation to the publicity of this Event, and in future publicity and advertising of GB Ultras Ltd; provided that such use does not imply my direct endorsement of any official sponsor or suppliers of the Event.
24. All decisions and rulings by the Event Organisers, its employees and its agents are considered final.
25. The Event Organisers reserve the right to vary these conditions by giving notice to in writing in any official event material or correspondence prior to the Event.
26. A person who is not party to these Terms shall not have any rights under or in connection with them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
27. We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under the Terms that is caused by events outside our reasonable control.

28. You agree that we may publish your Personal Information as part of the results of the Event and may pass such information to the governing body or any affiliated organisation for the purpose of insurance, licences or for publishing results either for the event alone or combined with or compared to other events. Results may include (but not be limited to) name, any club affiliation, race times, occupation and age category. You consent that your details maybe passed onto GB Race Tracker Ltd and Race Tracker AS to ensure the smooth and accurate running of the Tracking software. Your details may also be passed onto 3rd parties via Live tracking so that your family and friends and the general public can follow every entrants position during the Race.

A Force Majeure Event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control and includes in particular (without limitation) the following: strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action; civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war; fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster; impossibility of the use of railways, shipping, aircraft, motor transport or other means of public or private transport; impossibility of the use of public or private telecommunications networks; the acts, decrees, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government; and pandemic or epidemic.

28. You agree that we may publish your Personal Information as part of the results of the Event and may pass such information to the governing body or any affiliated organisation for the purpose of insurance, licences or for publishing results either for the event alone or combined with or compared to other events. Results may include (but not be limited to) name, any club affiliation, race times, occupation and age category. Your details may also be passed onto 3rd parties via Live tracking so that your family and friends and the general public can follow every entrants position during the Race.

29. Should a GPS Tracker be damaged, lost or stolen then the entrant agrees to cover the cost of the tracker which is £150 + VAT per GPS tracker.

30. Upon withdrawal or completion of the Race, the runner agrees to return the GPS tracker to the Race Organiser. If a GPS tracker is not returned to a dedicated Race Marshal at Race HQ then the runner will be charged £150 + VAT.

31.  I have read, understood and accept the GB Ultras Ltd Withdrawal Policy.

If you see a runner experiencing difficulties please inform Checkpoint Marshals. Each runner should have RACE HQ mobile numbers stored in their phone (shared in Race Instructions closer to the time of the event).

It is the role of the entrant to be self-sufficient.  Should an incident occur, our team will endeavour to reach any participant in difficulty as quickly as possible, with marshal’s stationed in hard to reach locations. Phones must be used only in an emergency to conserve battery power should the need arise.

Participants who lose time helping another fallen participant, struggling against the cut off time due to this reason, can claim this time back, subject to RD discretion and under the proviso of completing within their new, extended cut off period.  This may not always be possible due to various factors, i.e. checkpoint and medical team staffing.

For those with a Support Crew, we require a Name and Contact Number for your Support Crew at Race Registration.

**DUE TO LIMITED PARKING AT CHECKPOINT LOCATIONS AND AT THE START AND FINISH VENUES, A SINGLE VEHICLE PER RUNNER IS PERMITTED. SUPPORT TEAMS MUST NOT ARRIVE AT CHECKPOINTS ANY EARLIER THAN 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EXPECTED TIME OF THEIR RUNNER**

Please note Support Crew restrictions at:

Checkpoint 1  – No support crews permitted.
Checkpoint 2  – No support crews permitted.
Checkpoint 6  – No support crews permitted.
Checkpoint 7  – No support crews permitted.

At Checkpoint 4, no parking is available at Wanlockhead Village Hall. Support Crews MUST park at the overflow carpark at the Museum of Lead Mining. w3w for the overflow carpark here. (They have an excellent Tearoom which is open from 10am serving hot food, barista drinks and homemade cakes and scones!)

All runners are permitted to have a Support Crew from Checkpoint 3 onwards.

At checkpoint locations, no more than two Support Crew members supporting an individual runner are permitted at a checkpoint at any one time.  These must not impede the Event team nor other runners.  

Support crews must not take the food nor drink from the checkpoint except for their runner unless given permission to do so.

Support Crews must respect instructions given by Event Staff.  Failure to do so will result in the Support crew being asked to leave the checkpoint and will result in YOUR disqualification.

No dogs are permitted at any checkpoints or at the finish venue.

Prior to the race

Due to the nature of the event, costs are incurred as soon as a participant signs up, no refunds are possible in this event. However, GB Ultras understand injuries do occur so would URGE ALL RUNNERS to take out DOGTAG PERSONAL MEDICAL COVER or BMC Personal Cover to help claim back the entry fee (due to injury) and thus following the insurance companies process. Please be aware that the Insurance Company determines whether the nature of your injury will necessitate a refund.

GB Ultras also reserve the right to pull any participant out of the race on health grounds. 

100 MILE PARTICIPANTS

It is also not possible to switch distances from the 100 mile event to the 50 mile event during the race. Any changes to the distance entered must be made at least 3 weeks prior to race day by emailing events@gbultras.com. 

If a runner entered into the 100 mile race chooses to withdraw from the race at the finish line of the 50 mile event, they will be classed as a DNF.