Walk, Jog or Run!

When: Saturday 4th & 5th September 2027.

Take on this superb Challenge set in the South Downs National Park and push yourself further in 2027, all whilst fundraising for charity and making a real difference. Join 1,500 Challengers all walking, jogging, or running on stunning coastal routes from 25 km to 100 km.

Heading out from Eastbourne, you’ll travel up Beachy Head, over the magnificent Seven Sisters, and along the South Downs Way to Brighton at the 57 km mark. For full 100 km Challengers, you’ll head along Devil’s Dyke, with a few challenging climbs beforeArundel comes into view at the end of an amazing 100 km journey.

Join as an individual or as a team and get ready to experience full support every step of the way. Regular Rest Stops packed with food & drink, hot meals, fully marked routes, massage & medical care, marshals on course and walking the route with you, and of course an unbeatable community.

There’s a range of camping options & transfers available for all Challengers so you can plan your
whole weekend smoothly.

Join the UK’s #1 Series of treks & trail runs in 2027, and push yourself further with the South Coast
Ultra Challenge

• Walk, jog or run
• 100 km, 57 km, 43 km, 25 km 
• Food & Drink 
• Medal & T-Shirt

Sands is an Associate Partner which means you could get 50% off registration fees before 30 September 2027, after that date it will be 25% off registration fees.

Sign Up Option 

Reg fees: £7.50 - £199

Minimum sponsorship target from: £150 - £575

Charity Fundraising - Pay a small registration fee, but raise more so that Sands can cover the cost of your event place. Sands is an Associate partner so you get 25% off registration fee.

Own Place - Pay for your event place upfront, but you do not have a set minimum sponsorship target, you can raise what you want for Sands.

Charity Fundraising option will need to raise at least 50% of their minimum sponsorship target 4 weeks before the South Coast Coast Challenge goes ahead, to secure their entry. 

As part of Team Sands you'll receive 

• Warm Sands welcome with fundraising ideas and training tips.
• Supportive team emails to help you reach your fundraising goals.
• A free Sands technical t-shirt.
• Once in a lifetime experience which will help save babies' lives and support anyone affected by the death of a baby. 

Sands want to ensure that everyone affected by the loss of a baby gets the support they need and deserve when facing the toughest of time.  We want to campaign for change and support research so that fewer babies die and so that fewer families experience the pain of losing a baby.

We all know someone who has lost a baby. So please join Team Sands and help us continue to be there for them. 

''It was an incredible day and an epic challenge. I am so proud to have raised money for Sands and I hope it goes someway to helping families in a way that I was helped.'' 

Sands Ultra Challenge Participant, 2024
 

Through taking on this atmospheric challenges, you will raise much needed funds to help us save babies' lives and support bereaved families. Thank you. 

If you have any questions, simply get in touch with us by emailing teamsands@sands.org.uk or calling 020 3897 6092