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The Copthorne 100 has gained mythical status over the years. It’s a 103 mile foot race in the Surrey countryside, up and around Box Hill . The finish rate is extremely low. Ahead of the 2025 edition of the race there was a 13.5% finish rate amongst men and a 22% finish rate amongst women. Of 81 male entrants, 11 have finished and of 23 female entrants, 5 have finished. However the 4th and 5th female finishes belong to me, the only person to have completed the Copthorne 100 tw

Shelley Gooch-Smith's race report as she wins first lady! The Black Rhino Mara 26.2m/4600ft 🥇🏆🏃‍♀️ Held on 28/06/25 in super hot and...

Ever since my brilliant friends Canary Trail Events kindly agreed to host this event I'd so been looking forward to it, but I completely...

I think it was on the Isle of Wight when Rhino Boy Chris mentioned the Rhino Run. Me being me, thought about it for about 5 seconds...

Canary Trail Events Volunteer Captain Mike Rowell took on the Spine Sprint in probably the coldest conditions for years. Here's how it went.

The short version – The Copthorne 200 is really f***ing hard! Read on for the long version – The Copthorne Races are a series of races of...

Copthorne Races 100 miles  – Race Report I got a taxi to the start and arrived at 7.15am, RD Allan was outside greeting everyone, I said...

The evolution of an idea….Or the very, very first annual headtorch runs marathon.

This race had interested me for some time as I had learned about it from a Facebook group in 2022...

Our birthday event combined all the things we love: running, drinking beer, and talking about running and drinking beer.