Challenge Running Ltd

07/01/2026

Hi all, let us know what you think of the provisional design of the new Thames Ring Series Shirts.

One design for each distance. Made to follow the same theme of all our newly designed shirts.

On Black with Yellow writing as per the very 1st Short colours back in 2009?

What do you think?

Lindley

04/01/2026

As you may or may not know the Thames Ring 250 is changing to a series with a 150mile and 100 mile race also taking place at the same time.

You may also know traditionally we also change the colour of the Hoody and T-Shirts for this event every year since 2015 when I took the event over.

We have had so far, Orange, Blue, Green, Burgundy, Purple, Pink and Light and dark Greys.

I have decided that in line with the changes and extra distances we would do a retro but modern design for the hoody and shirts and I thought harking back to the original colours for the first few events of black with yellow writing for this year's colours. A bit like Ian Thomas from 2011 in the photo.

We are also working on the redesign of the new medals for the 150 and 100 mile distances.

I will add images in the next couple of weeks when we have settled on a design. For the medals we are thinking either 3 sizes from the current 250 as biggest and the 100 as smallest or make the 150 and 100 be joinable to make one big medal so you have to do both to complete the "Ring".

Let us know what you think?

Lindley

04/01/2026

Hi all it's great to see many last minute entries coming in for the Peddars Way Ultra on Feb 1st. Nearly 120 so far.

I have just stopped any further orders on T-Shirts as we can't guarantee delivery time for any more orders and we have already put the order in with our suppliers.

On the day at the finish we will know how many spares we have based on who does not show up for the race. The neck tubes will still be available for now as we have enough of these spare at the moment.

Entries are still open for another week or so. They close 2 weeks before the race.

Lindley

02/01/2026

Jan newsletter

https://www.challenge-running.com/email-campaigns/view/NDgzMA%3D%3D

30/12/2025

Hi all, we have just enabled a new AI assistant on our event pages so if you have a question and can't find the answer or can't be bothered looking down the whole page you can ask the bearded god himself a question!

25/12/2025

16/12/2025

This next year we are moving all our T-Shirt orders to Magic Race Shirts.

If you have been at either of our backyard races this year you will have seen the shirts.

They either have coloured lettering that changes colour in sunshine or have lettering and logos that appear when they get wet from sweat or rain.

We think they look cool and the service and quality has been great too.

See the images of the Peddars and St Peters race shirts we will be ordering soon for races in Feb.

Let me know what you think.

BTW entries are open for both races still.

Lindley

15/12/2025

Hello all,

Our brand new Volunteer Newsletter - edition no.1 - has just dropped into the inboxes of all our previous incredible volunteers and all competitors over the past few years….

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14/12/2025

Our iconic St Peter's Way Ultra is on Feb the 22nd next year.

43 miles across historic Essex passing old churches and villages and finishing at the oldest chapel in the UK built in 653 AD. The St Peters Chapel on the wall at Bradwell on Sea.

Entries are open until the second week of Feb and T-Shirt order and bus bookings are open till mid Jan when we have to make final bookings.

The price will rise slightly on Jan 1st.

Get your entries in.

Challenge Running : St Peters Way Ultra https://share.google/D1QGjddTzcgEv84xr

See you there

Lindley

05/12/2025

Our next race is the Peddars Way Ultra on Feb 1st. 48 mile of easy flat trail running.

Great CP's support and a great wooden medal and optional T Shirt.

Don't just believe us, read our reviews.
https://www.challenge-running.com/e/peddars-way-ultra-11027/reviews

Enter on the website https://www.challenge-running.com/e/peddars-way-ultra-11027
Enter before the price rise in Jan.

Lindley

Peddars Way Ultra Event Tracking Page - Updated just before the race A 48 mile route through historical Suffolk and Norfolk, Starting from Knettishall Heath Nature reserve and running north to Holme-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk Coast. This...

01/12/2025

Hi all with about 200 ppl so far signed up to the Suffolk Backyard Ultra in June we thought we would ask how far do you think you can go and what distance will the winner go?

Below is a link to the video we made when Suffolk held the world record for a brief time.

https://youtu.be/50XB69rbQrY?si=X62W1QK7LptQ97m1

Feel free to share the movie link.

Lindley

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

27/11/2025

Hi all. With Christmas coming why not buy a race entry for a loved one (or a really hard race for a hated one)!

If you know their details just go and enter as if you are them.

If you don't know all their info then just email us and you can pay us and we will send you a code so they get a free entry and can put all their own details

Also with December almost here you have one month to enter 2026 races before we have to make the inevitable small raise in prices for our events.

Unfortunately we have not raised prices for a couple of years and will need to make small increases to cover rising costs.

£5 on the smaller races like Stort, Peddars and St Peters.
£10 on St Edmund, Backyard races etc
£25 on Thames Rung Full Distance and £10 on the £100 and £15 on the 150.

We still think they are great value for money considering what you get compared to many races out there.

Lindley