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St Sunday Sky Race

Name: St Sunday Sky Race
Start: 2026-07-18
End: 2026-07-18
Location: Glenridding

Glenridding, United Kingdom • 18 Jul 2026

St Sunday Sky Race

The St Sunday Sky Race is a mountain trail event organised by Lake District Sky Trails in Patterdale. The course covers 29 km with 2050 m of ascent across St Sunday Crag and surrounding Eastern Fells inside the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The route follows technical mountain trails and parts of the old Lakes Sky Ultra with some new sections. The course is fully marked and includes five manned checkpoints plus one fully supplied feed station. Electronic timing and a GPRS tracker are provided by Open Tracking. A professional Safety Officer and a supporting safety team from Mountain Run staff the event.

Post-race soup is offered with vegan and gluten-free options. The minimum age for entry is 18. Entry details on the event page show entries open on 4 October 2025 and close on 5 July 2026; the published entry fee is £120 and entries listed so far total 71 participants.

The organiser describes the race as a classic distance SkyRace intended as a stepping stone to longer skyrunning events, allowing runners to experience ridges and mountain trail running typical of skyrunning in the English Lake District. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom North West (England) Glenridding

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29 km

St Sunday Sky Race

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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