MTC Scotia

What is the Mount to Coast End to End Challenge?

The MTC End to End Challenge consists of 6 epic End to End challenges:

Challenge 1

Take on the MTC CYMRUN - a six day end to end of Wales, covering 256 miles, averaging just over 42 miles per day.

The MTC CYMRUN also includes six unique ultras in their own right, one for each day, all with their own unique medals and trophies. These six ultra's form the Myths & Legends of Wales Series.

Day 1 - The MTC Angelystor
Day 2 - The MTC Cerridwen
Day 3 - The MTC Gelert
Day 4 - The MTC Pendragon
Day 5 - The MTC Afanc
Day 6 - The MTC Y Ddraig Goch

Challenge 2

Take on the MTC MizMal ®  - a thirteen day end to end of Ireland, covering 612 miles, averaging just over 47 miles per day. These thirteen ultra's form the Myths & Legends of Ireland Series.

Day 1 - The MTC Pooka
Day 2 - The MTC Leprechaun
Day 3 - The MTC Macha
Day 4 - The MTC Shamrock
Day 5 - The MTC Banshee
Day 6 - The MTC Dullahan
Day 7 - The MTC Enbarr
Day 8 - The MTC Oilliphéist
Day 9 - The MTC Gancanagh
Day 10 - The MTC Abhartach
Day 11 - The MTC Balor
Day 12 - The MTC Carman
Day 13 - The MTC Bodach

Challenge 3

Take on the MTC Scotia - a nine day end to end of Scotland, covering 366 miles, averaging just over 40 miles per day. These nine ultras form the Myths & Legends of Scotland Series.

Day 1 - The MTC Redcap
Day 2 - The MTC Glaistig
Day 3 - The MTC Nuckelavee
Day 4 - The MTC Grimalkin
Day 5 - The MTC Bertram de Shotts
Day 6 - The MTC Beithir
Day 7 - The MTC Morag
Day 8 - The MTC Selkie
Day 9 - The MTC Kelpie

Challenge 4

Take on the MTC Anglian - a thirteen day end to end of England, covering 486 miles, averaging just over 37 miles per day. These thirteen days form the Myths & Legends of England Series.

Day 1 - The MTC Boggart
Day 2 - The MTC Spring Heeled Jack
Day 3 - The MTC Black Anise
Day 4 - The MTC Blue Caps
Day 5 - The MTC Grindelo
Day 6 - The MTC Beowulf
Day 7 - The MTC Green Skin
Day 8 - The MTC Boggle
Day 9 - The MTC Vampire
Day 10 - The MTC Black Shuck
Day 11 - The MTC Hairy Hands
Day 12 - The MTC Will-o-the-Wisp
Day 13 - The MTC Merry Maidens

Challenge 5

Take on the ultimate - MTC JOGLE - a seventeen day end to end of Britain, covering 854 miles, averaging over 50 miles per day.

Challenge 6

Take on the ultimate - MTC LEJOG - same as the JOGLE but in reverse (south to north), 854 miles, 50+ miles per day.

What if I complete all 6 Challenges?

• Completing all six challenges is not time restricted.
• If you complete all six challenges you will be recorded in the Honourable Book of Endurance (HBoE).
• In recognition of achieving admition to HBoE you will receive a membership Scroll, unique to yourself, recording your full 6 challenge achievements. The Scroll is still in the design stage, but expect it to be wall mounted, and a well earned treasure to keep.

The Myths and Legends of Scotia

Day 1 - Redcap

The redcap (or powrie) is a type of malevolent, murderous goblin found in folklore of the Anglo Scottish Border region. The redcap is said to inhabit ruined castles along the Anglo-Scottish border, especially those that were the scenes of tyranny or wicked deeds, and is known for soaking his cap in the blood of his victims.

Redcap is depicted as "a short, thickset old elf with long prominent teeth, skinny fingers armed with talons like eagles, large eyes of a fiery red colour, grisly hair streaming down his shoulders, iron boots, a pikestaff in his left hand, and a red cap on his head".

When travellers take refuge in his lair, he flings huge stones at them and if he kills them, he soaks his cap in their blood, giving it a crimson hue. He is unaffected by human strength, but can be driven away by words of scripture or by the brandashing of a crucifix, which cause him to utter a dismal yell and vanish in flames, leaving behind a large tooth.

 

Day 2 – Glaistig

The Glaistig is a ghost from Scottish Mythology, a type of fauth. It is also known as maighdean uaine (Green Maiden), and may appear as a woman of beauty or monstrous mein, as a half-woman and half-goat similar to a faun or satyr, or in the shape of a goat. The lower goat half of her hybrid form is usually disguised by a long, flowing green robe or dress, and the woman often appears grey with long yellow hair.

The glaistig is an ambivalent ghost that appears in legend as both a malicious and benign creature. Some stories have her luring men to her lair via either song or dance, where she would then drink their blood. Other tales have her casting stones in the path of travellers or throwing them off course.

 

Day 3 – Nuckelavee

The Nuckelavee or nuckalavee is a horse-like demoof all the demons of Scotland'sn from Orcadian folklore that combines equine and human elements. British folklorist Katharine Briggs called it "the nastiest" of all the demons of Scotland's Northern Isles. The nuckelavee's breath was thought to wilt crops and sicken livestock, and the creature was held responsible for droughts and epidemics on land despite being predominantly a sea-dweller.

A graphic description of the nuckelavee as it appears on land was given by an islander who claimed to have had a confrontation with it, but accounts describing the details of the creature's appearance are inconsistent. In common with many other sea-monsters, it is unable to tolerate fresh water, therefore, those it is pursuing have only to cross a river or stream to be rid of it. The nuckelavee is kept in confinement during the summer months by the Mither o' the sea, an ancient Orcadian spirit, and the only one able to control it.

 

Day 4 – Grimalkin

A grimalkin, also known as a greymalkin, is an archaic term for a cat, often associated in witchcraft and the devil in folklore and fiction.

In the opening scene of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, one of the three witches planning to meet with Macbeth suddenly announces, "I come, Graymalkin." The witch is responding to the summons of her 'familiar', , or guardian spirit, which is embodied in the form of a cat. Shakespeare's graymalkin literally means "gray cat." The gray is of course the color; the malkin was a nickname for Matilda or Maud that came to be used in dialect as a general name for a cat—and sometimes a hare—and for an untidy woman as well. By the 1630s, graymalkin had been altered to the modern spelling grimalkin.

 

Day 5 – Bertram de Shotts

Around the 15th Century,  local folklore tells the story of Bertram de Shotts.  A legendary giant that terrorised the area around the Village of Shotts.  Some versions of the tale place it in the time of Robert the Bruce, others King James.

Shotts was then, (as it is now)  bleak, cold moorland and was situated on the Main travelling route through the Shire.  Bertram de Shotts was, if legend is to be believed, a Highwayman, a robber, a scoundrel, and a Giant.  He would lie in wait for Tradesmen and travellers, ambush them and steal their wares and livestock.

It was considered such a big problem that King James IV issued a bounty on the head of Bertram de Shotts, offering a "hawks flight" of land to the plucky Scot, brave enough to take on the legendary Giant.

 

Day 6 – Beithir

The beithir is described as "the largest and most deadly kind of serpent", or as a dragon (but without certain typical draconic features such as wings or fiery breath). It dwells in mountainous caves and corries (valleys) and is equipped with a venomous sting.

If a person is stung by the beithir then they must head for the nearest body of water such as a river or loch. If they can reach it before the beithir does then they are cured, but if the monster reaches it first then the victim is doomed. Another cure for the sting is water in which the head of another snake has been placed. The beithir is considered one of the fauth, a general term for various monsters and spirits associated with water.

 

Day 7 - Morag

Morag is the nickname given to a loch monster, believed by many to live in Loch Morar. After Nessie, it is among the most written about of Scotland's legendary monsters. "Morag", a Scottish female name, is a pun on the name of the loch. Reported sightings date back to 1887, and numbered 34 incidents by 1981. Sixteen of these involved multiple witnesses.

A widely reported claim involved two local men, Duncan McDonell and William Simpson, and their boat, with which they claimed to have accidentally struck the creature, prompting it to attack them. McDonell defended with an oar, and Simpson opened fire with his rifle, whereupon it sank slowly out of sight. They described it as being brown, 25–30 feet (7.6–9.1 m) long, with rough skin, three dorsal humps rising 18 inches (46 cm) above the loch's surface, and a head a foot wide, held 18 inches (46 cm) out of the water.

 

Day 8 - Selkie

Selkies are mythological creatures that can shape shift between seal and human forms by removing or putting on their seal skin. They feature prominently in the oral traditions and mythology of various cultures, especially those of Celtic and Norse origin.

The term “selkie” derives from the Scots word for seal, and is also spelled as silkies, sylkies, or selchies. Selkies are sometimes referred to as selkie folk, meaning Seal Folk. Selkies are mainly associated with the Northern Isles of Scotland, where they are said to live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land.

Selkies have a dual nature: they can be friendly and helpful to humans, but they can also be dangerous and vengeful. Selkies are often depicted as attractive and seductive in human form, and many stories involve selkies having romantic or sexual relationships with humans, sometimes resulting in children. Selkies can also be coerced or tricked into marrying humans, usually by someone who steals and hides their seal skin, preventing them from returning to the sea. Such marriages are often unhappy, as the selkie always longs for the sea and may eventually escape if they find their skin.

 

Day 9 - Kelpie

A kelpie, or water kelpie, is a shape-shifting spirit inhabiting lochs in Scottish Folklore. It is usually described as a grey or white horse-like creature, able to adopt human form. Some accounts state that the kelpie retains its hooves when appearing as a human, leading to its association with the Christian idea of Satan, as alluded to by Robert Burns in the 1786 poem 'Address to the Devil'.

Almost every sizeable body of water in Scotland has an associated kelpie story, but the most extensively reported is that of Loch Ness. The origins of narratives about the creature are unclear, but the practical purposes of keeping children away from dangerous stretches of water and warning young women to be wary of handsome strangers has been noted in secondary literature.

The kelpie is the most common water spirit in Scottish folklore, and the name is attributed to several different forms in narratives recorded throughout the country.

 

 

 

Race Overview:

The MTC Scotia is one of a six part challenge called the Mount to Coast End to End Challenge.

Each of the six days are individual ultra races in their own right and are part of The Myths & Legends of Scotia.

The Route:

The MTC Scotia route following the same route as our MTC LEJOG event, starting from Gretna Green and finishing at John O'Groats.

URL also provide each competitor with several hi-viz technical t-shirts and a hi-viz jacket. All these items are personalised with the competitors name, the year, and the race name. Our head sponsors, Mount to Coast, also provide free footwear for each competitor.

It is important that competitors bring along other suitable clothing and equipment to counteract all types of weather conditions.

If URL consider any competitor not fit to continue we will remove them from the race. In addition, there is a minimum 4 mph requirement - falling below the 4 mph you will be withdrawn without debate.

Competitor numbers are limited to 20.

Time restraints:

Ultra Running has preset cut-off times along the MTC Scotia route, based on a minimum average of 4 mph. If you fall below this minimum requirement you will be advised and given a warning. If the consecutive day is also below 4 mph you will be withdrawn without debate.

Under no circumstances will a runner be allowed to continue on the course after 22:00.

The MTC Scotia is a Cup-Free event, so please bring your own re-useable cup (available in our store).

Accommodation:

URL provides accommodation at the end of Day 1 through to the end of Day 8. It is each competitors responsibility to book their own accommodation at Gretna Green and after their finish at John O'Groats.

URL has arrangements in place with Hostels, Hotels and B&B’s along the route, so you can be assured that after the long days run you have a bed and shower / bath facilities available. These facilities will be on a shared room basis irrespective of sex. Where possible female and male athletes will have differing rooms but this may not always be possible. It is imperative that these establishments are respected and kept clean and tidy by competitors. Failure to do so could mean disqualification from the race and additional charges. Private rooms can be made available by prior arrangement.

MTC Scotia entry options:

You can enter to run MTC Scotia for one of our nominated charity, and pay only a non-refundable deposit of £200.00 – and then commit to raising a minimum of £3,000 for the charity. We advise that you book early to maximise your time to raise the money. The minimum value needs to be raised within four weeks of the race to secure your place. On this basis you can also secure a place for the 2027 event which would allow more time to raise the sponsorship money.

All deposits and payments are on a non refundable basis. However, during the check-out stage you will have an option to upgrade and include your own personal protection insurance (See tab on left for details).

Total entry - £1,800.00, also available by installments:
A deposit of £400.00 secures your place, and
4 x instalment payments, paid as follows (latest payment dates):
Oct 31st - £350.00
Dec 31st - £350.00
Feb 28th – £350.00
Apr 30th – £350.00

(Above entry fees available until the end of 2025 for 2025 competitors and then reverts to £1,950.00 on January 1st 2026. This is due to late booking costs of additional accommodation)

 

Our nominated MTC Scotia charity is Spinal Research

For information on how to raise the money for the charity please email info@ultrarunningltd.co.uk

By supporting the charity, you can enter the MTC Scotia race for just £250 (plus booking fee) on the basis that you commit to raising a minimum of £3,000 for the Charity.

 

The Bling!

All finishers get:

• Scotia Medal
• Scotia Trophy
• Bottle of Champagne
• An additional bespoke medal for each of the nine days completed.

Trophies are still in the design stage, so watch this space. But you can be assured they will be unique and worthy of the challenges that you complete.

 

 

MTC Scotia Maps and gpx files:

URL are continually adapting their routes and it is a work in progress that has, and continues to, cost us a not insignificant amount of money and time.

It is for this reason that we only provide mapping and gpx information to our own competitors. This information is emailed directly to competitors four weeks before the event.

MTC Scotia Route profiles:

Day 1 - 55.1 miles
Start – Gretna CHase Hotel, Gretna, DG16 5JB
Finish – Traquair Arms Hotel, Traquair Road, Innerleithen, EH44 6PD

Day 2 - 31.3 miles
Start - Traquair Arms Hotel, Traquair Road, Innerleithen, EH44 6PD
Finish - Travelodge Edinburgh Airport, Ratho Park, Glasgow Road, Edinburgh, EH28 8PP
Total distance – 86.4 miles

Day 3 - 40.6 miles
Start - Travelodge Edinburgh Airport, Ratho Park, Glasgow Road, Edinburgh, EH28 8PP
Finish - Travelodge Perth A9, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 3JJ
Total distance – 127 miles

Day 4 – 35.2 miles
Start – Travelodge Perth A9, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 3JJ
Finish – Atholl Arms Hotel, B8079, Pitlochry, PH18 5SG
Total distance – 162.2 miles

Day 5 – 43.1 miles
Start – Atholl Arms Hotel, B8079, Pitlochry, PH18 5SG
Finish – Forces Manor, The Brae, Kincraig, Kingussie, PH21 1QD
Total distance – 205.3 miles

Day 6 – 39 miles
Start – Forces Manor, The Brae, Kincraig, Kingussie, PH21 1QD
Finish – Travelodge Inverness, Stonyfield, A96, Inverness, IV2 7PA
Total distance – 244.3 miles

Day 7 – 45.2 miles
Start – Travelodge Inverness, Stonyfield, A96, Inverness, IV2 7PA
Finish – Eagle Hotel, Castle Street, Dornoch, IV25 3SR
Total distance – 289.5 miles

Day 8 – 42.6 miles
Start – Eagle Hotel, Castle Street, Dornoch, IV25 3SR
Finish – Inver Caravan Park, Houstry Road, Dunbeath, KW6 6EJ
Total distance – 332.1 miles

Day 9 – 38.2 miles
Start – Inver Caravan Park, Houstry Road, Dunbeath, KW6 6EJ
Finish – John O'Groats
Total distance – 370.3 miles

Navigation and Tracking:

Maps and GPX downloads will be available to entrants only – (don’t forget to bring a waterproof map case). Tracking of competitors can be viewed at real-time by logging into the map link available off this web-page (only available during the race).

Competitors must carry the following items:

Backpack or equivalent
Head Torch with spare batteries
Maps will be provided prior to the days race
Compass or GPS device
Whistle
Mobile phone
Basic First Aid Kit, blister treatment, pain relief etc
Waterproof map case

URL will provide each competitor with a tracking devise which will enable individuals progress to be monitored and recorded. The tracking devices also have inbuilt SOS buttons in case of an emergency or required assistance.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Please visit our shop to see a wide range of race related products;

• Personalised Hoodies
• Personalised Shirts
• Personalised Caps
• Personalised Race mugs with your name and finishing time
• Reusable race Cups

 

Below is an example of the MTC Scotia food information.

Breakfast:

Where possible we do get a hot breakfast, but this isn't always possible, depending on where we are staying and how earlier the race has to start. If we can't do the hot option, we generally go for fruit, yogurts, porridge pots etc. Any special requests are also considered.

Evening meals:

Most evening meals are eaten out in the hotel or at restaurants. Alternatively competitors can choose for take-away options, pizza, fish and chips, chinese etc, where available. Nobody goes hungry.

Included is the evening meal only, we don't pay for starters or desserts or drinks - these are at the costs of the individual.

Example of the likely itinerary:

Day 1 - Concludes at Traquair Arms Hotel
Prior to race day, booking your own accommodation is the competitors responsibility. However, we do recommend the Gretna Chase Hotel which is adjacent to the start.

You will have opportunity to have your own breakfast at your hotel and then you will deposit your baggage in our support vehicle at 7:45, then walk to the MTC Scotia start point, ready for a start at 8:00.

On completing the days run at the Traquair Arms Hotel, we will eat in the hotel.

Breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, fruit, tea / coffee available in your room.

Day 2 - Concludes at Travelodge Edinburgh Airport.
You will eat at the hotel which serves excellent food.

Breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, toast and jams, in your room. Tea and coffee making facilities are available in your rooms. It is likely that start times for the day will be split with slower runners starting at 7:00 and faster runners at 8:00.

Day 3 - Concludes at the Travelodge, Perth
There is a restaurant very near to the hotel, the Glover Arms where we will eat our evening meal. Breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, fruit, tea / coffee in your room. Similar split start times of 7:00 and 8:00 for runners.

Day 4 - Concludes at the Atholl Guesthouse, Pitlochry
We use a takeaway option here. Generally pitza although chinese is also available, both are excellent.

Where possible a hot sit down breakfast can be taken, but for early start runners the breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, fruit, tea / coffee in the kitchen / diner. Similar split start times are likely of 7:00 and 8:00 for runners.

Day 5 - Concludes at Forces Manor

On completing the days run at Forces Manor, we will supply the evening meal in house.

Breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, fruit, tea / coffee available in the dining area.

Similar split start times are likely of 7:00 and 8:00 for runners.

Day 6 - Concludes at Travelodge Inverness
There is a restaurant within walking distance, The Snow Goose. Breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, fruit, tea / coffee available in your room.

Similar split start times are likely of 7:00 and 8:00 for runners.

Day 7 - Concludes at the Eagle Hotel
There is a restaurant within the hotel. Where possible a hot sit down breakfast will be taken, for earlier runners, breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, fruit, tea / coffee available in your room.

Similar split start times are likely of 7:00 and 8:00 for runners.

Day 8 - Concludes at Inver Caravan Park & B&B
There is a restaurant very close to the hotel. Where possible a hot sit down breakfast will be taken, for earlier runners, breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, fruit, tea / coffee available in your room.

Similar split start times are likely of 7:00 and 8:00 for runners.

Day 9 - Concludes at John O'Groats (The finish)
Where possible a hot sit down breakfast will be taken, for earlier runners, breakfast will be porridge pot, yoghurt, fruit, tea / coffee available in your room.

Similar split start times are likely of 7:00 and 8:00 for runners. No evening meal allowance as race will be concluded.

 

 

MTC Scotia Time Restrictions:

The MTC Scotia is incredibly demanding and few athletes will have the fitness or resolve to complete the entire 6 days. As such Ultra Running has preset cut-off times along the route, based on a minimum average of 4 mph / day.

Under no circumstances will a runner be allowed to continue on the course after 22:00.

On completion of Day 1, URL will be able to determine the slower entrants against the quicker entrants. At this time you may be requested to start at split times to make race support for everyone viable. For some this may be an earlier start time than expected, for others a later start time. In doing this URL gives everybody the best opportunity of completing the challenge.

Earlier starters still need to maintain the minimum of 4 mph.

 

Check-point food:

Remember - The MTC Scotia is a cup-free race, so you need to bring your own reuseable cup.

Check-points are at pre-determined locations.

Example CP food items (which may change) are:

Malt loaf, cake, jam, peanut butter, cheese or marmite sandwiches, sweets, squash, cola and water.

Additionally, we will ask you to fill in our dietary needs form to note your food preferences and highlight and allergies that you may have. You will be burning a significant number of calories so it is important we provide food which is suitable for you. If you do have a special dietary requirement we may ask you to provide supplementary food items to accommodate this.

 

You are now able to add a Personal Cancellation Insurance Policy at the time of your booking.

Please review what is covered under the policy HERE.

If you choose not to take out the Personal Cancellation Insurance Policy:

Defer Option: 4 months up to race date you can defer to the following years event for a fee of £150. From four months leading up to the event, URL starts to commit to race costs in securing hotel accommodations etc. Due to this deferal costs can only be worked out on a case by case basis.

MTC Scotia Competitor retirement:

If a competitor fails to complete any individual day, at any stage of the race, they will be deemed from immediate effect to be out the race, and will be transferred at the discretion of URL to the nearest train station or other agreed terminus.

By signing up to one of Ultra Running Ltd events you agree to abide by our general race rules;

The following are the race rules that apply to all Ultra Running Ltd events and should be adhered to by all race participants.

Each participant must make sure he/she is carrying all items detailed in the mandatory kit list

Competitors must follow the designated route and go through all check points and it is their sole responsibility to ensure that the check point attendant has recorded their race number and entry/exit time along with any injuries; failure to do so at any check point will mean the competitor has failed to complete the race and may be disqualified.

All entrants must be 20 years or over on the start day of the race.

Mandatory Kit List

Competitors must carry the following items. Anyone found not to have the correct kit may not be allowed to start the race

Backpack or equivalent
Head Torch with spare batteries
Route maps as provided by URL
Compass or GPS device
Whistle
Mobile phone
Emergency food pack consisting of a two chocolate bars,
Basic first Aid Kit

Competitor Retirement

If any competitor has to retire from the race for whatever reason they must tell the race organisers immediately. URL will then transport the competitor to the nearest train station, where, under their own steam they make there way back home.

Time Constraints

The organisers want to give every competitor the opportunity of completing the race and will, where reasonable practicable, allow generous opening times of CP Stations; the allowance should be within an average of 4.0 miles per hour. If you fall below the 4.0 miles per hour you will be pulled from the race without concession.

Cancellation

In the event of Ultra Running Ltd. having to cancel the event, an alternative date will be provided. If re-scheduling of the event isn’t possible, or a competitor cannot make the revised date. URL undertakes to refund payments received, less any out of pocket expenses which are determined at 25%.

For all other circumstances, including Competitor cancellations due to personal reasons, refunds are not allowed. But at the discretion of the organisers an entry may be transferred to the following years race providing the request is within four weeks of the event date.

Any ‘transferred races’ or ‘reduced rate races’ are not refundable or transferable in any respect.

Race Photography

Ultra Running Ltd. reserve all exclusive rights relating to photographic coverage of their races. By entering an event, participants agree that Ultra Running Ltd may exclusively use any photographic or textual content captured during the event for advertisement purposes.

Ultra Running Limited (URL) Terms & Conditions

The Agreement

This document constitutes an agreement between you (the Entrant) and URL (the Organiser). Entry into any of the URL races (the Events) is strictly conditional upon the entrant agreeing to all of the terms and conditions contained within this document (the Agreement). It is all entrants responsibility to have read and accepted this agreement before entering/registering for one or more of URL events. All entrants must be aged 18 and over.

Registration Process

Entrants are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their personal records within the event database. Should any information change between registration and participation, it is the individual entrants’ responsibility to ensure that they contact URL to update their records accordingly.

Entry Fees must be paid in full before entry to the event will be confirmed.

All event fees are NON REFUNDABLE under any circumstance.

By entering one of URL events, all entrants have acknowledged that they have read and agree to the event terms and conditions prior to their entry in to the event being confirmed. By doing so, the entrant is unreservedly accepting all of the terms and conditions of this agreement.

Use of Personal Data

The organiser or their agents will maintain a registration database for all entrants and their chosen emergency contact. All information will be collected, stored and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

The organiser may use the entrants contact information to keep them informed of the event or to notify them of other events organised or promoted by URL.

Entrants give permission for the organisers, their agents, or any other associated organisations to use any photographs, video tapes, motion pictures, website images, recordings, or any other record of the event. Such articles may be used or included on websites, social media publications, advertising, promotional information, or other publicly accessible sources.

Personal Ability to Participate

It is the entrants’ responsibility to ensure they train appropriately and have the requisite level of fitness to be able to complete safely.

Entrants must ensure their personal health is suitable for participating in the event. If in any doubt the entrant should consult their doctor.

It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure the organisers are informed at the point of entry of any medical conditions that could be relevant for any first-aid treatment.

If a participant believes that it is unsafe for them to continue in the event, it is their duty to notify an event official as soon as practicable.

Participants must be competent runners & confident in their ability to complete the course safely.

Participation in the Event

The event is a race.

All finishers of the MTC CYMRUN will receive a trophy, a medal and a bottle of champagne.

Participants must act in accordance with the law and adhere to both the Highway Code and the Country Code, where applicable.

Participants are responsible for competing safely and with due respect for others.

Participants must comply with the instructions of the organisers and other course officials.

The majority of URL event routes are NOT signed, the onus of remaining on course rests with the athlete. Marshall’s are placed in appropriate places, according to the individual event and are there for your safety.

Should circumstances dictate, or in the interest of safety, the organisers reserve the right to make such changes to the published event routes as may be deemed necessary at their absolute discretion. In the event of the landowner e.g. the Forestry Commission or National Trust deeming it necessary to close access to the public, we the organisers reserve the right to a) reschedule or if this is not possible b) cancel the event. This will, in all cases be a last resort.

The organiser reserves the right to require a participant to retire from the race where their conduct is considered to be inappropriate. If required to retire the participant must surrender their race number to an event official and take no further part in the event.

Participants have a duty to report to an event official as soon as practicable, anything that they see or hear which they reasonably believe may impact on the safety or welfare of themselves or others, connected to the event or otherwise.

Whilst appropriate risk assessments will be carried out before the event, competitors assume full and complete responsibility for any injury or accident which may occur whilst travelling to or from the event, during the event, or whilst on any premises related to the event.

Racing in public places can be dangerous, all participants in this event must agree to waive, release and forever discharge the event organisers, sponsors, promoters, and each of their agents, representatives, successors and assigns, and all other persons associated with the event, from any liabilities, claims, actions, or damages that they may have against them arising out of or in any way connected with participation in this event. This includes any claims, whether caused by negligence, the action or inaction of any of the above parties, or otherwise.

Cancellation & Refunds

Entry fees for all URL events are NON REFUNDABLE under any circumstance.

Should circumstances dictate, or in the interest of safety, the organisers reserve the right to make such changes to the published event routes as may be deemed necessary at their absolute discretion. In the event of a force majeure, we the organisers reserve the right to a) reschedule or if this is not possible b) cancel the event. This will, in all cases be a last resort.

Defer Option: 4 months up to race date you can defer to the following years event for a fee of £150. From four months leading up to the event, URL starts to commit to race costs in securing hotel accommodations etc. Due to this deferal costs can only be worked out on a case by case basis. We strongly recommend that competitors take out the 'personal cancellation insurance' option at the time of booking.

If, for any reason what so ever, an entrant finds themselves unable to participate, they should notify the organisers as soon as reasonably practicable of their intention to withdraw from the event. This will allow the vacancy to be reallocated to anyone who may be on the event’s reserve list.

Entrants must exercise their own experience and judgement regarding their ability, equipment and preparedness to cope with the prevailing elements before they commence.

General Provisions

This agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the parties and any prior agreement, oral or written, are excluded.

Any failure by any party to enforce or to exercise at any time any term or any right under this agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of that term or right and shall not affect that party’s right to later enforce or to exercise it.

If any term of this agreement is found to be illegal or unenforceable it shall be deemed to be omitted from the agreement and shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the agreement.

Nothing in this agreement confers any right on third parties to enforce the provisions of this agreement under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.