Cornwall
Ultra marathons in Cornwall
There are 5 ultra marathons in Cornwall on the Verus calendar, running across 3 months of the year. The next is Atlantic Coast Challenge on 2 October 2026. Every entry below links to the organiser's own site, and the fuller guides are researched by hand against it — dates, entry costs, start times and course detail.
- Races listed
- 5
- Still upcoming
- 5
- Flattest course
- Endurancelife Classic Quarter
Ultra Marathons in Cornwall, in context
Verus covers 5 ultra marathons in Cornwall, out of 11 races there — roughly 45% of what is on here.
The dates cluster into 3 months — January, June and October — so there is a window rather than a rolling calendar.
Of those that publish an elevation figure, the flattest is Endurancelife Classic Quarter at 5,531ft of climb and the hilliest Arc of Attrition 100 at 18,068ft — the same distance, but not the same afternoon.
Every one of them, in date order
Atlantic Coast Challenge
Padstow to Land's End, Cornwall, UK
Atlantic Coast Ultra
Newquay to Hayle, Cornwall, UK
Endurancelife North Cornwall Ultra
Polzeath, Cornwall, UK
Arc of Attrition 100
Coverack to Porthtowan, Cornwall
Endurancelife Classic Quarter
Lizard Point to Land's End, Cornwall, UK
Dates and entry at a glance
| Race | Date | Location | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Challenge | 2 Oct 2026 | Padstow to Land's End, Cornwall, UK | Entry direct through Epic Endurance Events |
| Atlantic Coast Ultra | 3 Oct 2026 | Newquay to Hayle, Cornwall, UK | Entry direct through Epic Endurance Events |
| Endurancelife North Cornwall Ultra | 9 Jan 2027 | Polzeath, Cornwall, UK | Entry direct through Endurancelife — check the official site for current pricing |
| Arc of Attrition 100 | 22 Jan 2027 | Coverack to Porthtowan, Cornwall | The Arc joined the UTMB World Series and now runs as Arc of Attrition by UTMB, so entry follows the UTMB model rather than a simple first-come-first-served sale: the Arc 100M is worth 4 Running Stones, and places are allocated through the UTMB entry process |
| Endurancelife Classic Quarter | 5 Jun 2027 | Lizard Point to Land's End, Cornwall, UK | Entry direct through Endurancelife — check the official site for current pricing |
Also racing in Cornwall
Smaller local races we've indexed but not written a full guide for. We link straight to the organiser rather than keeping you here — there's nothing we could tell you about these that they don't tell you better.
Athletes from Cornwall on Verus
Everyone here has set out what they're training for, in public. Find someone from your own town chasing the same start line.