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Running · Ultra Marathons
Race to the Stones 2027
- Race day
- Saturday, 10 July 2027
- Location
- Lewknor, Oxfordshire to Avebury, Wiltshire
- Distance
- 62.1 mi / 99.9 km
Race to the Stones: 10 July 2027. The 100km Ridgeway ultra from Lewknor to Avebury — date, entry prices, route, pit stops, cut-offs, a pace calculator.
Race to the Stones Race Timeline
303 days to go
More than 126 days out — a good window to build a consistent base before ultra-specific training ramps up.
Race to the Stones 2027: quick answers
When is Race to the Stones 2027?
Race to the Stones 2027 takes place on Saturday, 10 July 2027.
Where does Race to the Stones start and finish?
Race to the Stones starts at Lewknor, Oxfordshire and finishes at Avebury Standing Stones, Wiltshire.
How many miles is Race to the Stones?
Race to the Stones is 62.1 miles (99.9km).
How much elevation gain does Race to the Stones have?
Race to the Stones has approximately 4429ft of total elevation gain. Not flat, but not mountainous either — 1,350m of ascent across 100km, which works out at roughly 13.5m per kilometre, spread over long, gradual chalk-downland climbs rather than short steep ones. The first half is the hillier of the two: 720m of the total falls in the Lewknor to Lattin Down section, leaving 630m for the run into Avebury. For most runners the difficulty here is distance and time on feet, not gradient — which is exactly why the organiser positions it as a first 100km, and why the finish rate is above 90%.
How much does Race to the Stones cost to enter?
Entry is direct through Threshold Trail Series, with no ballot and no qualifying time. Super Early Bird pricing was £180 for the 100km non-stop, £160 for the 100km over two days (£250 including camping at Lattin Down), and £85 for either single 50km day; Standard and Late Release pricing for the full distance runs to roughly £190-£200. Payment plans spreading the cost over up to six months are offered on all packages. Prices checked August 2026 — confirm current pricing before entering.
How can I track a runner at Race to the Stones?
Live tracking runs through the organiser's own Race to the Stones: Live page, with timing points at the pit stops so supporters can follow a runner across the course.
Key Race Metrics & Overview
- Date
- Saturday, 10 July 2027
- Distance
- 62.1 miles / 99.9km
- Location
- Lewknor, Oxfordshire to Avebury, Wiltshire
- Start Point
- Lewknor, Oxfordshire
- Finish Point
- Avebury Standing Stones, Wiltshire
- Elevation gain
- 4429 ft (1350m)
- Surface
- The Ridgeway National Trail — chalk downland byways, farm tracks, ancient forest and some hard-packed path. Almost entirely off-road.
- Cut-off time
- The organiser publishes two different figures: the route page states a 30+ hour cut-off for the 100km non-stop, while the event overview page says 25+ hours. Each 50km day carries a 15+ hour cut-off. Treat the shorter figure as the safer planning assumption and confirm the exact number in your final race information pack.
- Tracking app
- Live tracking runs through the organiser's own Race to the Stones: Live page, with timing points at the pit stops so supporters can follow a runner across the course.
Not published by the organiser at the time of writing: start time, age requirement. Verus records these as unconfirmed rather than estimating them — check the official race website closer to race day.
Direct Entry Summary
Entry is direct through Threshold Trail Series, with no ballot and no qualifying time. Super Early Bird pricing was £180 for the 100km non-stop, £160 for the 100km over two days (£250 including camping at Lattin Down), and £85 for either single 50km day; Standard and Late Release pricing for the full distance runs to roughly £190-£200. Payment plans spreading the cost over up to six months are offered on all packages. Prices checked August 2026 — confirm current pricing before entering.
Ballot Policy
No ballot. Entry is first come, first served, and the earliest pricing tiers sell out well before race weekend.
Race to the Stones 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.
Race to the Stones Route Map & Elevation Profile
Starting at Lewknor, Oxfordshire and finishing at Avebury Standing Stones, Wiltshire. 4429 ft of total elevation gain across 62.1 miles.
Is Race to the Stones flat?
Not flat, but not mountainous either — 1,350m of ascent across 100km, which works out at roughly 13.5m per kilometre, spread over long, gradual chalk-downland climbs rather than short steep ones. The first half is the hillier of the two: 720m of the total falls in the Lewknor to Lattin Down section, leaving 630m for the run into Avebury. For most runners the difficulty here is distance and time on feet, not gradient — which is exactly why the organiser positions it as a first 100km, and why the finish rate is above 90%.
Race to the Stones Course Profile
4429 ft total elevation gain.
Tap a point on the course for details.
Lewknor, Oxfordshire
Start line.
Where Race to the Stones starts and finishes
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 Race to the Stones Route Breakdown
A point-to-point 100km along the Ridgeway, which the organiser bills as Britain's oldest road. It starts at Lewknor in the Chiltern foothills and runs south-west across sweeping chalk downland and through ancient forest to finish inside the 5,000-year-old stone circle at Avebury. The halfway point is Lattin Down basecamp, which is also the finish for the Thames Valley 50km on the Saturday and the start of the Ridgeline 50km on the Sunday. The whole route is marked with red arrows, with reflective arrows added for runners who will be out after dark by headtorch.
Race to the Stones Pace Calculator & Splits
Race to the Stones Pace Calculator
Enter a target finish time to see your pace and projected splits.
Average pace / mile
3:52
Average pace / km
2:24
Race to the Stones 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 | 2:54 | 1:48 | 9:00 | 18:01 | 38:00 | 54:02 | 3:00:00 |
| 3:15 | 3:08 | 1:57 | 9:45 | 19:31 | 41:10 | 58:32 | 3:15:00 |
| 3:30 | 3:23 | 2:06 | 10:30 | 21:01 | 44:20 | 1:03:02 | 3:30:00 |
| 3:45 | 3:37 | 2:15 | 11:15 | 22:31 | 47:30 | 1:07:32 | 3:45:00 |
| 4:00 | 3:52 | 2:24 | 12:00 | 24:01 | 50:40 | 1:12:03 | 4:00:00 |
| 4:15 | 4:06 | 2:33 | 12:45 | 25:31 | 53:50 | 1:16:33 | 4:15:00 |
| 4:30 | 4:21 | 2:42 | 13:30 | 27:01 | 57:00 | 1:21:03 | 4:30:00 |
| 4:45 | 4:35 | 2:51 | 14:16 | 28:31 | 1:00:10 | 1:25:33 | 4:45:00 |
| 5:00 | 4:50 | 3:00 | 15:01 | 30:01 | 1:03:20 | 1:30:03 | 5:00:00 |
| 5:30 | 5:19 | 3:18 | 16:31 | 33:01 | 1:09:40 | 1:39:04 | 5:30:00 |
| 6:00 | 5:48 | 3:36 | 18:01 | 36:01 | 1:16:00 | 1:48:04 | 6:00:00 |
| 6:30 | 6:17 | 3:54 | 19:31 | 39:01 | 1:22:20 | 1:57:04 | 6:30:00 |
| 7:00 | 6:46 | 4:12 | 21:01 | 42:02 | 1:28:40 | 2:06:05 | 7:00:00 |
Race to the Stones Finish Time Estimator
Enter a recent 5K, 10K or Half Marathon time to estimate your Race to the Stones finish time.
Your 5K time
Estimated Race to the Stones finish
9:58:04
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.
Training for a different distance? Try the full pace calculator, race time predictor or pace chart.
Got your target time? Save it to your profile.
Tag Race to the Stones, set your goal pace, and let Verus track your countdown, training and fundraising in one place.
Start Your Verus JourneyRace to the Stones Race Day Checklist
Tap items to mark off your race-day readiness.
- Race number attached, and any timing chip fitted per your race pack instructions
- A headtorch if you expect to still be running after dark — the reflective course markings only work with one
- Trail shoes with some grip: the Ridgeway is chalk and hard-packed track, which turns slick in rain
- Your own gels or bars to supplement the pit stops, tested in training rather than tried for the first time on the day
- Sun cream and a cap — much of the Ridgeway is exposed downland with very little shade in July
- Anti-chafe balm and a spare pair of socks in your bag-transfer kit
- A meeting point agreed with family and friends at Avebury for after the finish
Training Strategy for Race to the Stones
20-24 weeks is the realistic window for a first 62.1-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 Lewknor, Oxfordshire 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.
62.1-Mile Ultra Nutrition & Fueling Plan
Increase carbohydrate intake modestly across the two or three days before, and keep the fibre down in the final 24 hours — 100km is long enough that gut comfort matters more than a topped-up glycogen store.
Eat a substantial carbohydrate breakfast two to three hours before your wave, and eat something you have already used on a long training run rather than whatever the hotel serves.
The seven pit stops carry food and drink, but 100km means eating far more than a marathon does — aim to take something on at every pit stop rather than pushing through, and carry your own preferred gels or bars between them. Practise the exact combination on your back-to-back long runs.
Eat within the first hour after finishing — there is a hot meal at Avebury — and keep eating and drinking through the evening. Recovery from 100km is measured in weeks, not days.
Race to the Stones Charity Places 2027
Charity places are widely available and are one of the main routes into this race. A charity place typically costs less up front in exchange for a fundraising commitment — the Mental Health Foundation, for example, asks £60 registration plus £550 minimum sponsorship for the 100km non-stop, £80 plus £550 for the 100km over two days, and £50 plus £350 for either single 50km day. Each charity sets its own terms, so check directly before committing.
| Charity Partner | Entry Fee | Minimum Target |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Foundation (100km non-stop) | £60 | £550 |
| Mental Health Foundation (100km over two days) | £80 | £550 |
| Mental Health Foundation (50km, either day) | £50 | £350 |
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 Race to the Stones for charity?
Link your JustGiving page to Verus and show up right here alongside other Race to the Stones fundraisers — goal, progress and story, all in one place.
Add Your Fundraiser to VerusWhere to Stay for Race to the Stones
Lattin Down basecamp (camping)
On the course at halfway, included in the two-day package with camping, hot showers and meals — no travel logistics at all on the Sunday morning.
Camping, not a hotel. Only relevant if you are doing the 100km over two days.
Marlborough
The nearest proper town to the Avebury finish, with pubs, hotels and places to eat — a sensible base for the night after.
Around 40 miles from the Lewknor start, so it means an early drive or a transfer on race morning.
Thame / Watlington
Close to the Lewknor start, which matters most if you are running the non-stop 100km and want a short journey to an early wave.
Nearly the full 100km from the finish, so you will need transport back at the end of a very long day.
Travel & Logistics
There is no station at Lewknor or Avebury. The nearest mainline options are Haddenham & Thame Parkway or High Wycombe for the start, and Swindon or Pewsey for the finish, with a taxi or the organiser's own coach transfers covering the last leg. Check the official travel page for the transfer options offered in 2027.
The organiser runs coach transfers between the start, basecamp and finish rather than a public Park & Ride — booking these with your entry is the simplest option for a point-to-point course.
None — the route runs on the Ridgeway National Trail and other rights of way, not closed roads.
Spectator & Cheer Guide
The pit stops are the practical places to watch from, and Lattin Down basecamp at halfway is the best single spot: it has facilities, and runners are there long enough for supporters to actually see them. The Avebury finish inside the stone circle is the atmospheric one.
A point-to-point course across 100km of open downland is hard to follow by car — most of the route is a long way from a road. Pick one pit stop plus the finish rather than trying to leapfrog the whole way.
Live tracking runs through the organiser's own Race to the Stones: Live page, with timing points at the pit stops so supporters can follow a runner across the course.
Race to the Stones 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 Race to the Stones site , last verified August 2026. Always confirm official timings and policies directly prior to race day.