Thames Path Ultra Challenge
Follow England’s greatest river at your pace. Walk, jog or run, as an individual or team, from Putney Bridge upstream to Henley along the famous Towpath. Go through Richmond, Hampton Court, Runnymede, and Windsor, with some wonderful scenery to a riverside finish line.
Choose your distance from 25 to 100 km on this fun, safe and rewarding challenge. Feel fully supported from start to finish with rest stops, lots of food & drink, medical & massage teams and a fully signposted route to guide you.
At the end, celebration awaits, with a big finish line and an amazing sense of achievement that will leave you feeling up for more of life’s real challenges!
Jump to The Challenge | Costs and Inclusions
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5 distance options to choose from
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Take it at your pace
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Team or solo options
13-14th September 2025
The Challenge
Whether you’re a walker new to challenge events, an experienced trekker, a marathon enthusiast upping the distance, or a seasoned ultra runner, there’s an Ultra Challenge event for you.
Customise your challenge - choose a 22km, 28km, 50km, 72km or 100km route.
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Sense of achievement
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Your challenge, your way
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Feel fully supported every step of the way
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Incredible scenery
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Meals and snacks to fuel your challenge
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Finisher’s medal, T-shirt, drink and meal
Costs and Inclusions
Registration fees and fundraising targets vary by distance. There are also 3 funding options to choose from. Learn more here.
Full Sponsorship
Pay a small registration fee and commit to fundraising a minimum target.
At least 50% of your target is due 3 weeks prior to the event.
Mixed Funding
Pay half of your event place and commit to a lower minimum fundraising target.
At least 50% of your target is due 3 weeks prior to the event.
Own Place Fundraising
Pay the full cost of your event place and fundraise whatever you can for Dig Deep.
No fundraising target or deadline.
Full Challenge
100km
£50 registration fee
£575 fundraising target
£110 registration fee
£330 fundraising target
£199 registration fee
No fundraising target
¾ Challenge
75km
£45 registration fee
£475 fundraising target
£90 registration fee
£270 fundraising target
£169 registration fee
No fundraising target
½ Challenge
50km
£40 registration fee
£375 fundraising target
£75 registration fee
£225 fundraising target
£139 registration fee
No fundraising target
¼ Challenge
25km
£30 registration fee
£275 fundraising target
£50 registration fee
£150 fundraising target
£89 registration fee
No fundraising target
What's included
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Charity donation to help bring clean water to the communities of Bomet County, Kenya.
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Newly designed Dig Deep T-shirt to proudly wear during your event
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Full time fundraising support from the experienced Dig Deep team
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Personalised fundraising training call upon signing up
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Online fundraising resources website
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Peer to peer forums
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Monthly fundraising support schedule
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Pre-challenge support and advice
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Public liability insurance for fundraising events (on request)
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Access to the Ultra Challenge Series App, with training guides, optional training walks & runs, maps, on the day info and online forums
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Free food and drink stations throughout the challenge
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Covered rest stop stations
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Signed route and tracking
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Medic, podiatrist and massage stations at rest stops and roaming the route
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Self help medical stations including blister plasters, talcum powder & more
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Finisher’s medal, T-shirt, drink and meal
What's not included
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Travel to and from the challenge location
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Parking
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Camping/hostel accommodation packages
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Optional additional meals (Friday night dinner, Saturday morning breakfast, Sunday morning breakfast)
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Optional baggage services
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Optional Geo Tracker