Highland Ultra Marathon, Scotland

The Highland Ultra gives you the opportunity to compete in one of the most remarkable coastal areas teeming with wildlife and where few tourist reach. Your entry fee covers the teams and logistics to bring this race to life:

• GPS tracking ensuring your safety.
• Manned check-points and camps with medical and support staff.
• Provision of drinking water on the course and hot water for preparing food at all camps.
• Race accommodation in tents.
• Transfers to and from the race.
• Storage and carriage of luggage during the race.
• Digital watermarked copies of all photos captured by our professional adventure photographer.
• Race coverage for friends and family back home.
• Race T-Shirt and Finishers Medal.
• Donation to our woodland project to offset carbon from flights.
• Celebratory meal and finish line celebrations.

What’s not included in your entry fee are your transport costs to the race, additional hotel stays, equipment and clothing (please see kit list) and food and drink during the race (other than water provided at checkpoints and camps).

Each runner is responsible for carrying all items listed on the mandatory kit list (which can be found in the race information pack) throughout the event. That means all your clothes, medical supplies, food and sleeping kit will be on your back. This doesn’t mean you’re on your own, though. There’ll be a constant supply of clean drinking water, and boiling water for the preparation of freeze-dried meals, at every camp, as well as drinking water at each checkpoint. Checkpoints are placed approximately every 10km, and there you will find a small shelter, a qualified medic and another supply of clean drinking water.

At BTU, we’re determined to be as open as possible in our entrance criteria. We believe everyone should have a chance to take on one of these life-changing challenges. That said, a significant level of physical fitness is needed to take on races like ours in relative safety. Therefore, we ask that anyone entering one of our races has, at least, finished a marathon-length event within 12 months of their chosen race.

We would always recommend every competitor purchases appropriate insurance to cover the costs of your entry fee and your participation in any BTU event should you not be able to take part. Once a staged payment has been made it is non-refundable. Please read our terms and conditions before making your payment.

You can secure your place by paying £700 in full when you enter or spread the cost over two equal instalments. Payments can be made online via your debit or credit card.

£350 – Deposit due on entry

£350 – Final payment due 90 days before race start