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Running · Ultra Marathons
Montane Lakeland 100 2027
- Race day
- Friday, 23 July 2027
- Location
- Coniston, Cumbria
- Distance
- 105 mi / 169.0 km
Montane Lakeland 100: 23 July 2027. The Ultra Tour of the Lake District — 105 miles, 6,300m of ascent, a 40-hour cut-off, the September ballot, checkpoints.
Montane Lakeland 100 Race Timeline
316 days to go
More than 126 days out — a good window to build a consistent base before ultra-specific training ramps up.
Montane Lakeland 100 2027: quick answers
When is Montane Lakeland 100 2027?
Montane Lakeland 100 2027 takes place on Friday, 23 July 2027, starting at 18:00 on Friday 23 July 2027, with the final cut-off at 10:00 on the Sunday morning..
What time does Montane Lakeland 100 start?
Montane Lakeland 100 starts at 18:00 on Friday 23 July 2027, with the final cut-off at 10:00 on the Sunday morning. from John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria.
Where does Montane Lakeland 100 start and finish?
Montane Lakeland 100 starts at John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria and finishes at John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria.
How many miles is Montane Lakeland 100?
Montane Lakeland 100 is 105 miles (169km).
How much elevation gain does Montane Lakeland 100 have?
Montane Lakeland 100 has approximately 20669ft of total elevation gain. This is one of the hardest hundreds in Britain. Around 6,300m — roughly 20,700ft — of ascent across 105 miles, which is more than three times the Autumn 100 over a comparable distance. It is genuine mountain terrain: rocky fell paths, bog, steep grass and long climbs, much of it navigated at night. Anyone using a flat-hundred pacing plan here will miss a checkpoint cut-off long before they get tired.
How much does Montane Lakeland 100 cost to enter?
Entry for 2027 is by ballot, opening at 09:00 on 1 September 2026 for a 48-hour window. Pricing for 2027 had not been published at the time of writing — the most recent figures found in research were £140 for the 100 and £120 for the 50, from several years earlier, so treat those as historic rather than current.
How can I track a runner at Montane Lakeland 100?
Runners are tracked through the checkpoints, with live tracking published by the organiser over the weekend.
Key Race Metrics & Overview
- Date
- Friday, 23 July 2027
- Distance
- 105 miles / 169.0km
- Location
- Coniston, Cumbria
- Start Point
- John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria
- Finish Point
- John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria
- Start time
- 18:00 on Friday 23 July 2027, with the final cut-off at 10:00 on the Sunday morning.
- Elevation gain
- 20669 ft (6300m)
- Surface
- Almost entirely public bridleways and footpaths — fell track, rock, bog, and steep grass. Mountain ground, not trail-park ground.
- Cut-off time
- The final cut-off is 10:00 on the Sunday morning, giving 40 hours from the 18:00 Friday start. There are 14 checkpoints excluding the start and finish, each with its own cut-off — and the rule is that you must have LEFT a checkpoint by its cut-off, not merely arrived. Anyone still in a checkpoint at its cut-off is withdrawn.
- Age requirement
- No minimum age was confirmed in research. Check the official entry conditions before applying.
- Tracking app
- Runners are tracked through the checkpoints, with live tracking published by the organiser over the weekend.
Direct Entry Summary
Entry for 2027 is by ballot, opening at 09:00 on 1 September 2026 for a 48-hour window. Pricing for 2027 had not been published at the time of writing — the most recent figures found in research were £140 for the 100 and £120 for the 50, from several years earlier, so treat those as historic rather than current.
Ballot Policy
A ballot, not a first-come sale. It opens at 09:00 on 1 September 2026 and stays open for 48 hours; entering at any point in that window carries the same chance.
Montane Lakeland 100 Race Day Weather
A real forecast appears here once one exists for race day — usually about a week to ten days out. Nothing is shown until then, because a made-up forecast is worse than none.
Montane Lakeland 100 Route Map & Elevation Profile
Starting at John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria and finishing at John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria. 20669 ft of total elevation gain across 105 miles.
Is Montane Lakeland 100 flat?
This is one of the hardest hundreds in Britain. Around 6,300m — roughly 20,700ft — of ascent across 105 miles, which is more than three times the Autumn 100 over a comparable distance. It is genuine mountain terrain: rocky fell paths, bog, steep grass and long climbs, much of it navigated at night. Anyone using a flat-hundred pacing plan here will miss a checkpoint cut-off long before they get tired.
Montane Lakeland 100 Course Profile
20669 ft total elevation gain.
Tap a point on the course for details.
John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria
Start line.
Where Montane Lakeland 100 starts and finishes
Montane Lakeland 100 starts at John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria and finishes at John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria. We haven't been able to place those on a map accurately enough to show one — a pin in the wrong place is worse than no pin.
These are the start and finish points, not the route. Verus doesn't hold course files for this race, and drawing a line between two pins would be a guess you might end up training on. The official course map is the one to use: view it on the organiser's site .
Full Montane Lakeland 100 Route Breakdown
A full circuit of the Lakeland fells from Coniston, run anti-clockwise on the ground but taking in the whole range. Runners head south first, then work through the Dunnerdale fells, Eskdale, Wasdale and Buttermere before dropping into Keswick. From there the route crosses to Matterdale, over to Haweswater, and returns via Kentmere, Ambleside and Elterwater to finish back at the John Ruskin School in Coniston. It is almost entirely on public bridleways and footpaths, and the 18:00 Friday start means the first night is spent crossing the western fells in the dark.
Montane Lakeland 100 Pace Calculator & Splits
Montane Lakeland 100 Pace Calculator
Enter a target finish time to see your pace and projected splits.
Average pace / mile
2:17
Average pace / km
1:25
Montane Lakeland 100 Pace Chart
Split markers calculated for standard checkpoints — no official pacers are confirmed for this event.
| Target | Pace /mi | Pace /km | 5K | 10K | Half Marathon | 30K | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 | 1:43 | 1:04 | 5:20 | 10:39 | 22:28 | 31:57 | 3:00:00 |
| 3:15 | 1:51 | 1:09 | 5:46 | 11:32 | 24:21 | 34:37 | 3:15:00 |
| 3:30 | 2:00 | 1:15 | 6:13 | 12:26 | 26:13 | 37:17 | 3:30:00 |
| 3:45 | 2:09 | 1:20 | 6:39 | 13:19 | 28:05 | 39:57 | 3:45:00 |
| 4:00 | 2:17 | 1:25 | 7:06 | 14:12 | 29:58 | 42:37 | 4:00:00 |
| 4:15 | 2:26 | 1:31 | 7:33 | 15:05 | 31:50 | 45:16 | 4:15:00 |
| 4:30 | 2:34 | 1:36 | 7:59 | 15:59 | 33:43 | 47:56 | 4:30:00 |
| 4:45 | 2:43 | 1:41 | 8:26 | 16:52 | 35:35 | 50:36 | 4:45:00 |
| 5:00 | 2:51 | 1:47 | 8:53 | 17:45 | 37:27 | 53:16 | 5:00:00 |
| 5:30 | 3:09 | 1:57 | 9:46 | 19:32 | 41:12 | 58:35 | 5:30:00 |
| 6:00 | 3:26 | 2:08 | 10:39 | 21:18 | 44:57 | 1:03:55 | 6:00:00 |
| 6:30 | 3:43 | 2:18 | 11:32 | 23:05 | 48:42 | 1:09:14 | 6:30:00 |
| 7:00 | 4:00 | 2:29 | 12:26 | 24:51 | 52:26 | 1:14:34 | 7:00:00 |
Montane Lakeland 100 Finish Time Estimator
Enter a recent 5K, 10K or Half Marathon time to estimate your Montane Lakeland 100 finish time.
Your 5K time
Estimated Montane Lakeland 100 finish
17:23:37
An estimate only, based on Pete Riegel's race-time prediction formula. Real marathon performance depends on endurance, training specificity, pacing and race-day conditions — not just your speed over a shorter distance.
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Start Your Verus JourneyMontane Lakeland 100 Race Day Checklist
Tap items to mark off your race-day readiness.
- Full mandatory kit as published by the organiser for 2027 — this is a mountain race and the kit list reflects that
- Map and compass, and the ability to use them: the route is on open fell, not a marked trail
- Two headtorches with spare batteries — you will run a full night, and possibly part of a second
- Waterproof jacket and trousers to mountain standard
- Deep-lug fell shoes, plus a spare pair in a drop bag
- Warm layers, hat and gloves — the western fells at 3am are cold in any month
- A checkpoint schedule written down, showing the cut-off you must LEAVE each one by
- Food you can eat on the move on steep ground, plus a plan for hot food at the manned checkpoints
Training Strategy for Montane Lakeland 100
20-24 weeks is the realistic window for a first 105-mile ultra, assuming you already have a marathon's worth of base behind you. The block that matters is back-to-back long weekends — a long run on Saturday followed by a second, slower one on Sunday — which builds time on feet and teaches you to run on tired legs without the recovery cost of one enormous day. Practise your race-day nutrition on every one of them; at this distance the stomach fails before the legs do.
This is a largely flat course, so most of your long runs can mirror that — flat and steady, building time on feet rather than hill strength.
Drop volume hard across the final three to four weeks — further out and steeper than a marathon taper, because a 30-mile training day costs weeks of recovery, not days. Keep some easy running and a little terrain-specific work in, but the goal is to reach John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria with fresh feet and a rested gut rather than one more long run in the bank.
Lock in your target pace using the interactive splits calculator below — no official pacers are confirmed for this event, so a pace band on your watch is the more reliable option.
Test your race-day fuel and hydration plan on your long training runs, not for the first time on race day — check the Race Day Checklist below for what's actually on this course.
105-Mile Ultra Nutrition & Fueling Plan
Eat well and sleep well in the week before. An 18:00 Friday start means you race after a full day awake, so an afternoon nap on the Friday is worth more than any pre-race meal.
Not a race morning so much as a race day. Eat normally through Friday, with a substantial meal three to four hours before the 18:00 start, and treat the first checkpoint as the point where the real eating begins.
Two nights of running on steep ground burns an enormous amount. Eat at every manned checkpoint, take hot food when it is offered, and carry things you can get down at 4am on a climb. Most Lakeland 100 withdrawals that are not cut-off related come down to stomach failure.
Warmth, then food, then sleep — in that order. Recovery from 105 miles and 6,300m of ascent is measured in weeks.
Montane Lakeland 100 Charity Places 2027
No formal charity-place scheme is published.
Lead with your personal story — explain why the charity matters to you. Personal connection generates 3x more support than a generic link broadcast.
Share key training milestones on Instagram (first 10-miler, peak week, race week) with your fundraising link in bio. Publicly thanking donors prompts secondary gifts!
Running Montane Lakeland 100 for charity?
Link your JustGiving page to Verus and show up right here alongside other Montane Lakeland 100 fundraisers — goal, progress and story, all in one place.
Add Your Fundraiser to VerusWhere to Stay for Montane Lakeland 100
Coniston
Start, finish, and race HQ. Walkable to everything, and the only sensible base if you want to be there for both ends.
A small village in peak season — accommodation books out a long way ahead for this weekend.
Ambleside
The biggest choice of accommodation near the course, on the route late in the race, and well placed for crew moving around the central fells.
Around 8 miles from Coniston on slow roads, and extremely busy in July.
Keswick
Sits near the halfway point of the loop and has plenty of rooms — a good crew base for the northern half.
A long way from the Coniston start and finish, over the passes.
Travel & Logistics
There is no station at Coniston. Windermere is the nearest railhead, on a branch from Oxenholme on the West Coast Main Line, with bus or taxi onward to Coniston. Most runners drive.
No Park & Ride. Parking is around the John Ruskin School and Coniston village — arrive early on a busy July race weekend.
None — the route is on bridleways and footpaths across the fells.
Spectator & Cheer Guide
Coniston is the natural base, for the Friday evening start and for the finish. Ambleside and Elterwater late in the race are the classic places to catch runners on the run-in, and Keswick sits roughly at the point where the first night ends.
A 105-mile fell circuit is hard to follow. Lakeland roads are slow and busy in July, and many checkpoints are remote. Pick the start, one or two road-accessible checkpoints, and the finish.
Runners are tracked through the checkpoints, with live tracking published by the organiser over the weekend.
Montane Lakeland 100 Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know for race weekend.
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Race details independently compiled and fact-checked by Tommo against the official Montane Lakeland 100 site , last verified August 2026. Always confirm official timings and policies directly prior to race day.