Race With No Name
WR
From Wild Running Ltd
Event summary
Join us for the exhilarating Race With No Name, hosted by Wild Running Ltd, on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, in beautiful Exeter, Devon. This unique event features a challenging 35-mile (just over 50k) self-navigated Dartmoor Traverse that invites adventurers of all levels, including walkers and first-time ultra runners, to embrace the stunning scenery and rugged terrain of Dartmoor. Following the scenic Two Moors Way route, participants will encounter a mixed surface with a tough difficulty level, ascending 4,000 feet over the course of the race.
With a focus on community and support, this year's race will include running guides for mid and rear pack runners, ensuring everyone feels included and encouraged throughout their journey. Entrants must be at least 20 years old for the ultra race, but younger participants can join as challengers with a guardian. As the sun rises on this exciting day, runners will set off at 9 AM, with a generous 10-hour cut-off for walkers. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the thrill of crossing Dartmoor while creating unforgettable memories with fellow adventurers!
With a focus on community and support, this year's race will include running guides for mid and rear pack runners, ensuring everyone feels included and encouraged throughout their journey. Entrants must be at least 20 years old for the ultra race, but younger participants can join as challengers with a guardian. As the sun rises on this exciting day, runners will set off at 9 AM, with a generous 10-hour cut-off for walkers. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the thrill of crossing Dartmoor while creating unforgettable memories with fellow adventurers!
Race With No Name
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Reviews
5.04 reviews
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Matt Banks
Reviewing the 2021 edition · 5 years ago
Totally love this race! Its really tough, but also beautiful. It challenges but also rewards. Done it 3 times now and will keep doing it. Dartmoor is a spectacular landscape to run across - its safe, but also feels bleak and desolate at times. Love it! do it! x
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Holly Stevens
Reviewing the 2021 edition · 5 years ago
I found The Race With No Name to be a really rewarding experience, with just the right level of challenge to a novice ultra runner like me. I chose it for the self-navigation aspect and really enjoyed learning navigation basics during training. The route itself is beautiful and very varied, mile after mile.
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Sophie Phillips
Reviewing the 2021 edition · 5 years ago
I chose this for my first ultra, because it’s not too long but challenging enough to be worth putting in the effort and training for. The route is beautiful, after the first mean hill, you head through the wooded Teign Valley and beside the river. Up on Dartmoor the views are amazing. It’s hilly but not too hilly! The tracking was great, our supporters loved being able to follow us all the way along.
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Richard Cooper
Reviewing the 2021 edition · 5 years ago
This is a beautiful self-nav race, traversing North-South Dartmoor via the Two Moors Way. Dartmoor is a varied landscape, undulating and with valleys, forests, bronze age historic sites (one of which you'll run past) as well as sections of moor. As a novice ultra-runner, I found this a challenging but great experience; having the security of a professional team's oversight is great, given that the moor can be somewhat unpredictable. The RWNN seemed well-organised and the aid stations had what I needed (i.e. cake!). I ran the 2019 event and came back for more in 2021, so that probably says a lot!
Races
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The Race With No Name
Dartmoor 35 mile north to south crossing
Entries closed01:00
£55.00
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Transport Ivybridge to Drewsteignton
7am outside train station car park
Entries closed01:00
£20.00
Event information
GPS trackers
Marshalled course
Professional first aid
Fully insured
Parking
Bespoke medals to all finishers
Prizes for all category winners
Bag drop (50k only)
Up to 3 feed stations
Marshalled course
Professional first aid
Fully insured
Parking
Bespoke medals to all finishers
Prizes for all category winners
Bag drop (50k only)
Up to 3 feed stations
There is an all day car park in the village and in Ivybridge next to Station Rd
Registration at Drewsteignton village hall
waterproof trousers and top (seemed)
long sleeved layer
head torch and spare batteries or second head torch
enough food for 12 hours
collapsible cup
skin or backpack
500 litre water minimum
hat or two buffs
map of route (use our own waterproof bespoke maps or electronic Viewranger version and paper back up)
two pairs of socks
gloves
mobile phone
compass
£20 cash
long sleeved layer
head torch and spare batteries or second head torch
enough food for 12 hours
collapsible cup
skin or backpack
500 litre water minimum
hat or two buffs
map of route (use our own waterproof bespoke maps or electronic Viewranger version and paper back up)
two pairs of socks
gloves
mobile phone
compass
£20 cash
We ask that you have completed at least a half marathon off road and have some experience of self navigation.
Organiser's description
The Race With No Name
This is a 35 mile (just over 50k) self-nav Dartmoor Traverse with a difference. This is a challenge event or a race but we’ll be encouraging walkers to take part this year too.
The Race With No Name/Dartmoor Traverse follows the Two Moors Way route (western route).
Solos
This is the same as for previous years but we will include running guides to run alongside runners (mid and rear pack but not front runners, so race snakes can relax!).
Who is it for?
This event will appeal to people with a sense of adventure, who are looking for a scenic and runnable way to cross Dartmoor at any time of year. It’s also ideal for the first time ultra runner and those of you who want to do a Dartmoor Crossing.
Entrants need to be 20 at least to enter the Ultra, unless they do it as a challenge (walk), in which case younger entrants can do it with a guardian or parent.
We recommend that runners are capable of completing this in less than ten hours.
What’s included:
GPX files optimised for all the leading watches and devices
Mandatory kit checks (for your own safety and well being)
Transport to the start from Ivybridge (for a £10 booking fee)
Parking in Ivybridge.
Saturday October 19th. 9am runners
Cut Off for walkers is 10 hours.
Surface: Mixed
Difficulty: Tough
Ascent: 4,000 feet
This is a 35 mile (just over 50k) self-nav Dartmoor Traverse with a difference. This is a challenge event or a race but we’ll be encouraging walkers to take part this year too.
The Race With No Name/Dartmoor Traverse follows the Two Moors Way route (western route).
Solos
This is the same as for previous years but we will include running guides to run alongside runners (mid and rear pack but not front runners, so race snakes can relax!).
Who is it for?
This event will appeal to people with a sense of adventure, who are looking for a scenic and runnable way to cross Dartmoor at any time of year. It’s also ideal for the first time ultra runner and those of you who want to do a Dartmoor Crossing.
Entrants need to be 20 at least to enter the Ultra, unless they do it as a challenge (walk), in which case younger entrants can do it with a guardian or parent.
We recommend that runners are capable of completing this in less than ten hours.
What’s included:
GPX files optimised for all the leading watches and devices
Mandatory kit checks (for your own safety and well being)
Transport to the start from Ivybridge (for a £10 booking fee)
Parking in Ivybridge.
Saturday October 19th. 9am runners
Cut Off for walkers is 10 hours.
Surface: Mixed
Difficulty: Tough
Ascent: 4,000 feet
Location
Drewsteignton, Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Race With No Name
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Wild Running Ltd
Wild Running Events started out putting on four events for what is now the Wild Night Run Series in 2012, as well as the Something Wild trail running festival and now organises swimruns in the southwest as well as an Ultra race on Dartmoor, all in unique and beautiful surroundings.
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