september,2024
This is a repeating event1 september 2023
01sepAll Day03The Berkeley Marathons UKyou should set up your own race!
Event Details
The Berkeley Marathons UK was conceived following a chance encounter with Lazarus Lake at The National Running Show UK in January 2020. After hearing that my family were from Berkeley,
Event Details
The Berkeley Marathons UK was conceived following a chance encounter with Lazarus Lake at The National Running Show UK in January 2020. After hearing that my family were from Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK, Laz exclaimed: “you should set up your own race!”
Armed with 2 rules from Laz, 1, make it open to all types of runner 2, make it nearly impossible, the story began. I’d already been considering ways that I could raise money for the local community and after mulling Laz’s suggestion over for a few months this felt like an opportunity I couldn’t ignore. What followed was weeks of research, month’s of preparation and some significant levels of excitement!
130 (ish) Miles….
26 ish miles per lap with 5 laps required, thats enough to get a veteran ultra-runner shaking in their shoes.
15,000ft ish of Elevation….
3,000ft of elevation gain per lap, that’s 15,000ft of gain if you manage to complete all 5 laps!
24 Hour Cut Off
With a 24 hour cut off, you can attempt as many laps as possible in that 24hrs
75 Places Available
Will you be lucky enough to secure 1 of only 75 purchasable places available?
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Time
september 1 (Sunday) - 3 (Tuesday)
Elevation
3000FT PER LAP
Organizer
Gert Lush Eventshttps://www.gertlushevents.co.uk/ https://www.gertlushevents.co.uk/
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