No. of days 1 day
Distance 10 - 50 km
Ascent gain 135 - 597 m
Accom. no
Food no
A 31 mile, 50km, one-day ultra marathon within easy reach of London, all in aid of funding life-changing operations for children in developing countries.
Perfect for anyone looking to take their running to the next level. Explore the picturesque Chilterns, a stone's throw from London. Even better, it's FREE to run, if you commit to raising funds for Humanity Direct.
There are now three options for this event: the full 50km ultra marathon, a 27km half ultra or a new 10km option! (Entries for 10km opening soon!)
NEW! For a limited time, enter all three 2025 Humanity Direct races for one great price!
We are delighted to support SheRACES and commit to providing a great experience for female participants. Find out more
Included
- Transport to and from Tring station
- Free parking at Tring Cricket Club
- A fully recced and marked route
- Full medical cover throughout
- A quality finishers medal
- Toilets, showers and changing facilities
- Checkpoint food and water at regular intervals
- Free tea, coffee and cake at the finish
- Prizes and trophies for overall and category winners
- A great atmosphere and a fun but challenging day out
- Action photos en-route, free to download
Route
We recommend you familiarise yourself with the route before the start of the race and download the GPX file or OS Maps route onto your watch or phone.
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Route
Checkpoints
#1 Parking area off Mansion Hill, Halton HP22 5NL ///halt.lists.lotteries Grid ref: SP88391004
#2 Top of steps to canal, near Tring Station HP23 5QU ///freedom.excellent.solving Grid ref: SP94801211
#3 NT Toms Hill Car Park, Aldbury HP23 5SE ///chest.closed.yield Grid ref: SP96951192
#4 NT Car park at Stocks Rd / Ridgeway footpath junction HP23 5RZ ///recently.earlobes.exits Grid ref: SP95531484
Toilets
Wendover Woods HP23 6LD ///dare.masts.bulb
Route
Checkpoints
#1 Parking area off Mansion Hill, Halton HP22 5NL ///halt.lists.lotteries Grid ref: SP88391004
#2 Top of steps to canal, near Tring Station HP23 5QU ///freedom.excellent.solving Grid ref: SP94801211
Toilets
Wendover Woods HP23 6LD ///dare.masts.bulb
Schedule
07:00
Minibus pick up starts from Tring Station
07:00
Registration opens
08:00
Walkers start – estimated finish time greater than 9 hours
08:30
Walk / runners start – estimated finish time greater than 6 hours
09:00
Runners start – estimated finish time less than 5 hours
10:00
27km start
10:30
10km start
14:00
Massage and refreshments available
14:00
Minibus to Tring station running all afternoon
16:00
Prize giving or when enough runners have finished
Pricing
Fundraise
FREE
10km - Standard entry
£35
Ultra - Early bird entry
£62
Half ultra - Early bird entry
£36
Ultra - Standard entry
£69
Half ultra - Standard entry
£42
Ultra - Late entry
£75
Half ultra - Late entry
£46
The entry fee will be donated to fund a vital operation, or alternatively enter for FREE, if you commit to raise funds for Humanity Direct.
If you're fundraising book now through our system, then visit Humanity Direct's website to register yourself.
Please note: a 2.5% service charge, levied by the registration software, will be added to your total. We are using a new entry system that takes payment through the secure system Stripe. No payment information is retained by Extreme Energy, or our entry system tool.
Email us on info@xnrg.co.uk if you have any questions about your options.
If for some reason you are not able to make the event you have entered. The XNRG refund policy is that we will give you 70% refund of your entry fee up to 1 month before the start date of the event. You also have the option (1 month before the date of the event) to get a 100% transfer credit to another one of the other Humanity Direct 1 day events, or you can donate your entry fee to the charity. All entry fee money goes directly to the charity and directly to helping children with life changing operations. These options you can execute on your Ultrabritain entry page.
After this time we are sorry there will be no refunds or transfers to future events. Refunds will be to your booking credit card.
Race-day Preparation
Kit List
The only compulsory kit is a fully charged mobile phone and a minimum 500ml of water, but it's worth taking a look at our recommended kit list.
Other equipment may be made compulsory by the race director depending on the weather.
Medical
The event is supported by a Course Manager and a fully qualified medical crew will be in attendance. We strongly recommend taking a moment to read our medical page before booking.
FAQ
We've answered a range of common questions in our FAQ. For other questions, say hello on info@xnrg.co.uk.
Registration
Please register and pick up your timing chip from:
7:00am
Tring Cricket Club, Beechwood, London Rd, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 5NG
///ruffling.thrashing.sponsors
Grid ref: SP931115
Getting there
By train
Trains to Tring leave from London Euston roughly every half an hour, taking between 30 and 40 minutes. Trains from Birmingham leave roughly every 30 minutes and take around 1h 30.
By road
Tring is about 20 minutes on the A41 from Junction 20 of the M25 (Aylesbury) or 40 minutes from Junction 8a of the M40.
More Information
The latest addition to our Humanity Direct single-day series, the Humanity Direct Tring Ultra is ideal for anyone looking for a well-supported one-day event within easy reach of the capital.
This is a great race for those taking on their first ultra, and we can now also offer 2 ITRA points (for full ultra option only) for those wishing to build experience to gain entry to UTMB!
As with all our events, we'll take care of everything so you can focus on walking, running or jogging the trail. Transfers from the station, free parking, free photos, changing facilities, and plenty of tea and cake are all included.
The Humanity Direct Tring Ultra is a unique opportunity to race for FREE on an amazing one-day ultra if you pledge to fundraise for a Humanity Direct patient, or alternatively your entry fee will be donated in full to Humanity Direct. Do something amazing and have a great day out with us!
So, how does it work?
It's simple. The entry fee is donated to fund a vital operation or, if you prefer, you can enter for FREE and start a fundraising page instead and raise as much as you can, with a minimum of £69.
100% of donations go towards children's operations and medical care in developing countries through Humanity Direct.
Why we do it
Since teaming up with Humanity Direct in 2016, our Humanity Direct races have helped to raise over £150,000, funding hundreds of life saving and life changing operations for children who either can't afford, or can't reach, the surgery they need.
- Nick Swift, Humanity Direct’s Founder
Entries
Entries will close one week before the event (or when full). A waitlist option will be available if the event becomes fully booked.
Navigation and Support
Starting and finishing at Tring Cricket Club HP23 5NG, the route takes in many areas of natural beauty in the Chilterns, including Ashridge Forest, the Grand Union Canal and Wendover Woods. You'll run on National Trails and Footpaths, which have excellent markings in the form of signposts or post discs, along with our own signs and confidence tape. The event is supported by a course manager to maintain event safety and a fully qualified medical crew will be in attendance throughout.
We recommend you familiarise yourself with the route before the start of the race and download the GPX file or OS Maps route onto your watch or phone.
Aid stations
There will be checkpoints at regular intervals with water and food - four for those taking part in the full ultra and two checkpoints for the half ultra. (Please note: there will not be any checkpoints on the 10km route.) Please bring your own cups.
Due to the risk of cross contamination, we cannot provide checkpoint food to suit all dietary requirements. If you require special food or snacks to suit any allergies or vegetarian/vegan diets, can you please bring your own. Put them in containers, marked with your name and checkpoint number and give them to the checkpoint teams at the start of the race.
Event T-shirts are no longer included in the cost. The cost of T-shirts goes to Trees not Tees and a tree will be planted instead. You have the option of purchasing a T-shirt when entering the event, if you'd like one. T-shirts are available to order until 2 weeks before the race.
For more details visit their website - https://treesnottees.com/
Reviews
Hi all, As ever, I'd like to give some feedback, which is a huge THANK YOU for putting on such a fantastic event. I've loved all the XNRG races I've done, but this ranks especially high on my list. Partly the quality of the course, and the stunning autumnal scenery, but partly also because of the ethos and motivation behind the event itself. To be able to run *and* help raise funds for a great cause just multiplied that warm fuzzy post-race glow tenfold.And thank you, as ever, to all your volunteers, staff, marshals, sponsors, for doing it all so brilliantly and with big friendly smiles on their faces!
Just a message to say a huge thanks to you, Neil and the team for an excellent event yesterday, and particularly to all the volunteers.. I enjoyed it enormously. The route was very well designed to show off the local countryside and suitably challenging for the Chilterns. Start, finish and aid stations were great and the marshals very supportive - good hydration and foods. Way marking was mostly spot on. I hope you will feel that this should be annual event. Suggestions for change? - way marking in Ashridge was a little problematic in a couple of places - I thought before CP3 and off the road to get to the loop around Ivinghoe Beacon. I know Neil mentioned that this was challenge because the Ashridge Estate did not allow you to tie on to trees. Otherwise, other runners were also very positive about the event.
Please pass on my thanks and congratulations on a fantastic event on Saturday. Organisation was perfect, the course was clearly marked and covered a wonderful route, and your staff and volunteers were amazing. Thank you so much for a great race. We will definitely be up for it again (even if my legs don’t agree right now!)
It was such a great event, thanks to you and the team for taking such good care of us. Everyone was so friendly - I especially like the increasing levels of tlc on hand at the later aid stations! And the excellent marking. Runners are a brainless bunch, and it makes a big difference when the route is clear!
Great event, with a impeccably marked course and a great atmosphere.
I completed the Tring Ultra yesterday and I just wanted to say such a huge Thankyou to you and your amazing team for putting in the event. It was so well organised. The route was just lovely and the support offered to us all at the drinks stations was inspiring.
We can't wait to see you there! Questions? Say hello on info@xnrg.co.uk
