• Rucksack or suitable means to carry kit

• Waterproof Jacket (with taped seams)

• Waterproof Trousers (with taped seams)

• Upper body long sleeve synthetic cover consisting of either 1 x synthetic thermal mid layer OR two standard base layers totalling a minimum weight of 300g. 

• Warm Hat or Buff

• Head Torch with spare batteries.

• Spare head torch (only for the 100mile runners; emergency petzl elite or similar acceptable) 

• Gloves suitable for conditions

• Whistle

• Compass (phone or watch compass is acceptable)

• Appropriate Trail Running Footwear with adequate grip for conditions

• Foil Bivy Bag (Bag not a blanket)

• Small First Aid Kit to include: blister plasters, sterile dressing and bandage or tape.

• Mobile Phone that is kept charged

• Emergency Map (provided)

• Water Bottle 1 litre minimum e.g. 2 x 500ml (1.5 litres recommended if hot)

• Solid plastic cup suitable for hot drinks

• Appropriate food / energy products for your expected time for the event

• Small red light attached to the back of your pack which you turn on during the night (only for the 100mile runners).

• Cash or card (mainly to buy ice cream!)

• GPS device with the route on it* (This may be a watch, handheld unit, or phone app). The device must have sufficient battery life to last total duration of the event- and spare batteries to charge the device are required.

Your drop bag must contain a warm finishers jacket.

Advisory Kit/Optional Kit  

• Lower body base layer or trousers

• Hydration tablets or similar

• Money

• Sunglasses, Sun hat and Sun cream

-Rucksack or suitable means to carry kit

-Waterproof jacket

-Upper body long sleeve base layer or thermal (warm) top 

-Head coverage such as warm hat or buff

-Gloves

-Whistle (the one attached to your bag is acceptable)

-Compass (a watch or phone compass is acceptable)

-Appropriate trail running footwear with adequate grip for slippery off road conditions

-Foil survival blanket or foil bivy bag

-Small first aid kit to include: blister plasters, sterile dressing and bandage or tape.

-Mobile phone

-Emergency map (provided)

-Water bottle 500ml minimum and/or cup for drinks at checkpoints 

-Appropriate food / energy products for your expected time for the event

-A device with the GPS route on it* (This may be a phone app, gps watch, or handheld gps unit). The device must have sufficient battery life to last the event.

 

Thermal and or fleece top (in addition to compulsory long sleeve top)

Lower body base layer or trousers

Hydration tablets or similar

Money

Sunglasses

Sun cream

*Many runners will already have a gps watch that displays the route. If you don't own a gps watch, the simplest way to have the gps file available to view is to use a phone app. There are several phone apps available, and we recommend the OutDoors GPS app from ordnance survey. This app gives you a map and gps dot which identifies your location, and you can download the route onto it. It is really useful if you mistakenly miss a sign or come off the route or if you intend on recceing some of the course. 

A short tutorial explaining how to use and download the route onto the outdoor gps app is available at the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mabfbazF_8.  

1. 100 and 50 mile runners must have an emergency bag not a blanket! Eg: Sol emergency Bivvy.

2. A buff is acceptable as a hat.

3. Upper body long sleeve layers top minimum weight 300g –

This could be made of

    a) 1 x synthetic thermal long sleeve mid layer e.g. Montane prism jacket (360g).

    b) or 2 x standard long sleeve base layers e.g. 2 x Helly Hansen Lifa shirts 2 x 160g

    c) or a combination of the above. e.g. 1 x fireball smock (260g) and 1 x long sleeve base layers (110g).

4. Waterproofs must have taped seams.

5. 100 mile runners must have a small red light attached to the back of your pack which you turn on during the night.

6. 100 mile runners must have a spare backup torch- this does not need to be a head torch, but should have enough light to navigate with.

7. The race is cup less so please ensure you bring a hard plastic cup which is suitable for marshals to pour hot drinks / soup into. The cup can not collapse or fold in any way.