Cheshire Ring Ultra 100 Mile
Manchester, United Kingdom • 27-28 Sep 2025
Cheshire Ring Ultra 100 - event details
The Cheshire Ring Ultra 100 is a 100-mile race with approximately 345 m elevation, held on Saturday 27 September 2025 in the Manchester area. The route links a series of canals including the Bridgewater, Macclesfield and Trent & Mersey canals, and includes 11 checkpoints along the course. The event is limited to 200 places and has a 30-hour overall cut-off. Entry fee listed is £175. The race is held under a UKA permit via the Trail Running Association and offers ITRA and UTMB points. Live GPS tracking is provided by GB Race Tracker with frequent position updates and an SOS function.
Logistics, kit and rules
Qualification requires participants to be at least 20 years old and to have completed an ultramarathon of at least 50 miles prior to the event. The start and finish venue is The Piazza, MediaCity, Salford Quays. Checkpoints supply drinks, snacks, vegan and vegetarian options, hot food at village hall locations, and medical cover. Dropbags are allowed at Checkpoint 7, Checkpoint 10 and at the finish; individual dropbags must be no larger than 50 litres. One pacer per runner is permitted from Checkpoint 7 onwards; pacers must be on foot, self-sufficient and carry the mandatory kit. Mandatory kit must be carried at all times and includes a waterproof coat with sealed seams, long-sleeve base layer, minimum 1 litre water, charged mobile phone, survival/thermal bag, headtorch (min 75 lumens), whistle, backup light (min 25 lumens) and the provided GPS tracker. Checkpoint cut-offs and kit checks are strictly enforced. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.