Round Reading Ultra Marathon

A multi terrain course that circumnavigates the town of Reading. The route is largely flat and takes in the Thames towpath, trails, woodlands, the canal towpath, road sections, suburban areas and green spaces.

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A fabulous start/finish venue with space to stretch out, food & drink at the bar, showers, parking

An amazing bespoke medal

A Round Reading memento

Feed Stations & free delivery of your own personal nutrition

A signed course with additional GPS data to guide you around

Medical Support

Onsite Car Parking

Registration will be at the start/finish venue from 6:15-7:15am

Entries on the day - we can take entries on the day​

Baggage Drop - please leave bags in your car, which will be a short walk away from the start line. For those not driving we will provide a space for you to leave a bag, however this is not secure therefore please do not leave valuables

There will be a staggered start between 07:00am –07:30am.

Groups of runners will be started off at intervals.

Times will be pre-allocated.

You can choose your approximate start time when registering and your exact start time will be confirmed before race day

There are five checkpoints on the course.
CP1 @ 9.2km
CP2 @ 19.1km
CP3 @ 26km
CP4 @ 32.1km
CP5 @ 42.3km

Each checkpoint will enable you to refill your bottle with water, coca cola and/or Active Root. There will also be a selection of sweet and savoury items.

It is mandatory to visit each checkpoint even if you don't require food or drink.

You may also have your own preferred nutrition delivered ahead of your arrival to checkpoints 3, 4 & 5. Personal items can be dropped in the box at registration- this is a free service.

• There will be toilets at the start, finish & Checkpoint 2 (19.1km) and Checkpoint 4 (32.1km). There will be various toilets at points along the course- please see the googlemaps for more details.

Yellow signs with black arrows & red/white tape for the whole course. In addition, you will also see small orange RRUM stickers.
You will be sent the RRUM 2024 GPS file for the route in the week before race day.
There will be a google map version of the route made available, showing checkpoints and any public toilets along the route

The cut-off time is 10hrs (from 07:00) and all runners are expected at the finish by 5pm.

If you start at 7am, you will have 10 hours to complete the RRUM.
If you start at 7:30am, you will have 9.5 hours to complete the RRUM.
The earlier you begin, the more time you will have on the course.