Round Ripon Ultra
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Round Ripon Ultra
The Round Ripon Ultra is a 35 mile circular trail event based at Studley Roger village hall in North Yorkshire. The undulating route follows the northern section of the Ripon Rowel and passes through trail, woodland and moorland within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The final section runs downhill through Studley Royal deer park back into Studley Roger.
Race headquarters at Studley Roger Village Hall provides free tea and coffee and toilet facilities. The route has four staffed check points and additional water stations. Each check point offers water, sweets and cake; CP3 (about 19 miles) also has toilet facilities.
The event includes an individual solo race and a relay team event. Relay teams are made up of five runners; competitors may run multiple legs. Approximate distances between checkpoints are listed below.
- Start to CP1: 7.5 miles
- CP1 to CP2: 7.8 miles
- CP2 to CP3: 3.9 miles
- CP3 to CP4: 8.3 miles
- CP4 to finish: 7.5 miles
Entry is limited to 200 participants. Minimum ages are 20 years for individual runners and 17 years for relay legs. Entrants must carry appropriate equipment for conditions, for example a waterproof jacket, hat, gloves, emergency food, water and a fully charged mobile phone. There is a 10 hour overall time limit with progressive elapsed time cut offs at CP2 (4 hours), CP3 (5.5 hours) and CP4 (8.5 hours).
Medals and T shirts are provided to full course finishers; relay members receive a T shirt. Prizes and trophies are awarded to top finishers, age category winners and qualifying teams. The event runs under UKA rules and holds a Trail Running Association licence. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
