Timeline & Cut Offs
Friday 21st June
1200 – Registration Opens (Carlisle Castle)
1600 – Bag Drop Opens (Carlisle Castle)
2200 – Registration & Bag Drop Closes
Saturday 22nd June
0600 – Bag Drop Opens
0700 – Expert Mass Start
0800 – Challenger/Relay Mass Start
1200 - 1st Expert expected through Halfway Vindolanda Pit Stop
1230 – 1st Challenger/Relay Finisher expected at Overnight Camp (Vindolanda)
1500 – Finish Village Opens to public (Baltic Quay)
1700 – 1st Expert Finisher expected at Finish Village (Baltic Quay)
1700 – 1st Saturday Shuttle to showers/bus/train leaves Finish Village
2000 – Last Challenger/Relay Finisher expected at Overnight Camp
2000 - 'Day 1' Course Closes
2100 - Last Shuttle to bus/train stations leaves Finish Village
2300 – Bar & Catering Closes at Overnight Camp
2300 – Bar & Catering Closes at Finish Village (Catering provision remains open for finishers)
2330 – Last Shuttle to showers leaves Finish Village
Sunday 23rd June
0700 – Last Expert Finisher expected at Finish Village
0730 – 1st Sunday Shuttle to showers/bus/train leaves Finish Village
0800 – 1st Challenger/Relay Starts from Overnight Camp (Slower runners from Day 1 must start early)
1000 – Last Challenger/Relay Starts from Overnight Camp (If you were slow on Day 1 do not start this late)
1200 – Finish Village Re-opens to public (Baltic Quay)
1300 – 1st Challenger/Relay Finisher expected at Finish Village
2000 – Last Challenger/Relay Finisher expected at Finish Village
2000– Last Shuttle to bus/train stations leaves Finish Village
2130 – Last Shuttle to showers leaves Finish Village
2200 - Course Closes
2300 – Finish Village Closes. All finishers and supporters must have left site. Happy recuperation and well done!
Challenger/Relays - It is very important that if you finished in the last 20% of the field on Day 1, that you start as early as possible on Day 2. I.e. 0800-0830hrs. This will give the a greater chance of success on Sunday, to complete within the course cut-off times.
Cut-off times:
Cut-offs are synonymous with all Pit Stops and one particular Checkpoint. If you miss a cut-off then you will be fast-tracked along the course to the Halfway or next convenient Pit Stop or Finish, using our Sweeper Vehicle or if you wish your own support if in attendance. Cut-off times are applied to your departure from the Pit Stops and not your arrival – this is to prevent you from languishing in the Pit Stop area for too long! Please see the Rules section of the website here. For Challengers and Relay teams that were slowest on Day 1 then you should start as soon after 0800hrs on Sunday as possible.
| Pit Stop | Expert Category | Challenger/Relay Category |
|---|---|---|
| Lanercost | 1200hrs | 1300hrs |
| Walltown | 1600hrs | 1700hrs |
| Vindolanda HALFWAY | 1900hrs | 2000hrs |
| Hexham | 0100hrs (Sunday) | 1400hrs (Sunday) |
| Newburn | 0600hrs (Sunday) | 1900hrs (Sunday) |
| COURSE CLOSURES | N/A (Saturday) 0900hrs (Sunday) |
2000hrs (Saturday) 2200hrs (Sunday) |
For the Experts, we appreciate that for some, sub 12 hours might be a reality and a target, for many; 18 or 24hrs, and for some, 24hrs may start to slip away from them towards the end of the challenge. In the spirit of making your completion dreams possible, we will keep the final stage of the Experts course open until 0900 on Sunday morning, which is two hours grace over the 24hr attempt.
