Forth Ultra and Team Relay

Mixed terrain - 85% road 15% trail

Starting in the Helix Park, running past the Kelpies, over the Kincardine bridge, and following the scenic Fife coastal path towards the Forth Road bridge. Then crossing over the Forth to follow the John Muir Way to Boness before running through Kinneil estate and back towards the finish in Falkirk.

The 4 stages / 3 checkpoints and the finish are

Stage 1 - Start Helix, Falkirk to Culross (Checkpoint 1) - 9.85 miles / 15.85 km

Stage 2 - Culross to FerryMuir gate, Forth Road Bridge (Checkpoint 2) - 14.83 miles / 23.89 km

Stage 3 – FerryMuir gate, Forth Road Bridge to Boness (Checkpoint 3) - 10.22 miles / 16.43 km

Stage 4 – Boness to Finish, Helix, Falkirk (Finish) - 8.11 miles / 13.05km

Please note there will be 2 race cut-off times. The first at the end of stage 2 FerryMuir Gate car park after the Forth Road Bridge crossing - Solos, Pairs, and Teams must reach this point within 6 hours of their start time to be allowed to continue. The finish line cut-off is then 11 hours from your start time.

Solos or Teams - Are you up for the solo 43-mile ultra challenge or you may be training for an upcoming half or full-distance marathon - this is the perfect opportunity to add some fun to your training by joining your run buddies to take on 2 or 4 stages of the route as a team relay

Aid station snacks, Finishers Medal, Race t-shirt, Tribe bars, Active Root and more

Free parking

Helix Park, Falkirk

Registration
07.00 to 08.15 am - Helix Great Lawn – orange gazebos
Race Starts
8.00 am solos/ pairs/relays wave 1
8.15 am pairs/relays wave 2
8.30 am pairs/relays wave 3

Checkpoint estimated First runner and Cut-Offs
First Runner Checkpoint 1 - 9.00 - 9.15 am

First Runner Checkpoint 2 - 10.30 - 10.45 am

Cut Off 1 - Checkpoint 2 - 6 hrs - 2.00 pm - 2.30 pm

First Runner Checkpoint 3 - 11.30 am - 11.45 am

First Runner - Finish - 12.30 pm - 1.15 pm

Cut Off 2 - Finish - 11 hrs 7.00 pm - 7.30 pm

There will be plenty of free parking available within or around a 1 km walk of the start/ finish area depending on where you choose. For the Early Birds, there are 70 free spaces 500m up from the Helix Park. Thereafter, there are additional spaces at the Kelpies car park which is free for those parking before 10 am with toilet opening TBC, and our main event car park at the Falkirk College (again with toilet opening TBC ). There will also be toilets at the start/finish. We will pass on more information on the toilets and car parking locations nearer the time.

Forth Ultra - Solo
There are no specific entry requirements for this race however you should have confidence in your ability to complete the distance within the cut-off time. By entering the race, you are agreeing you are capable of doing so. We suggest that you at least have experience of regularly completing runs of 20 miles.

Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Male and Female runners and the 1st 040, 050, 060, and 070 Male and Female runners.


Forth Ultra - Team Relay - Pairs
There are no specific entry requirements for this race, however, you should have confidence in your abilities to complete the distance within the cut-off time. By entering the race, you are agreeing you are capable of doing so. We suggest that pairs at least have experience of regularly completing runs of 10 miles.

The Pairs Relay is 4 stages over a total of 43 miles following the same course as the Ultramarathon. Each member will get a T-shirt and a finisher's medal. There will be prizes for the first male and female and mixed pairs and it's a great way of sharing the ultramarathon experience as part of a team.

One person needs to be selected as the team lead and single point of contact for further information on the race. The team lead will then need to know the name, email, mobile, DOB, t-shirt size (or as charity donation), *10km time, and running order for each member when signing up for a team.
Changes to the running order or name changes can be made later.

*We will ask all pairs for their last 10km time or approx. time for a 10km – this is to give us the option of assessing team speeds so we can look to potentially send the slowest teams off first.

Running order - you choose the stages for each runner - ideally at the time of entry. With Pairs, you can select any combination - 1 runner can do stages 1-3 and the other stage 4 or you could take alternative stages - the choice is yours.

The relay baton - will be the timing chip.

Getting to and from checkpoints - this is another part of the fun element of your team planning. Pairs will be self-driven so need to plan how you can be at the checkpoints in time.

Forth Ultra - Team Relay - Team of 4
There are no specific entry requirements for this race however you should have confidence in your abilities as a team to complete the distance within the cut-off time. By entering the race, you are agreeing you are capable of doing so.
The Team Relay is 4 stages over a total of 43 miles following the same course as the Ultramarathon. Each runner will do one stage and at the finish, each member will receive a t-shirt and a finisher's medal. There will be team relay prizes for the first all male, female, and mixed teams and it's a great way of sharing the ultramarathon experience as part of a team.

One person needs to be selected as the team lead and single point of contact for further information on the race. The team lead will then need to know the name, email, mobile, DOB, t-shirt size (or as charity donation), *10km time, and running order for each member when signing up for a team.
Changes to the running order or name changes can be made later.

*We will ask all pairs and relay teams of 4 their last 10km time or approx. time for a 10km – this is to give us the option of assessing team speeds so we can look to potentially send the slowest teams off first.

Running order - you choose the stages for each runner - ideally at the time of entry.

The relay baton - will be the timing chip.

Getting to and from checkpoints - this is another part of the fun element of your team planning. Teams will be self-driven so need to plan how you can be at the checkpoints in time.