Centurion South Downs Way 100
- Total distance: 100 km
- Location: Winchester
- Race Date: 12 Jun 2027
- Finish rate: 86%
- Entry Cost: £225
- Navigation: Partial Self-Navigation
- Nearest Station: Winchester (6.8 km)
- Aid Stations: 14
- Night Running: 33.3% in darkness
- Pacing Complexity: High (51/100)
Centurion South Downs Way 100
- Distance
- 100 km
- Total ascent
- 4,925 m
- Cut-off
- 30h
- Town/Village
- Winchester
- Date
- 12 June 2027
- Entry cost
- £225
Overview
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Quick Facts
- Entrance Cost: £225
- Organiser: Centurion Running
- Start Town: Winchester
- Dogs Allowed: Unknown
- Start Date: 12 Jun 2027
- End Date: 12 Jun 2027
- Start Time: 6:30 AM
- Final Cut-off: 30h
Navigation
- Type: Partial Self-Navigation
- Closest Train Station: Winchester
- Distance from Start Line: 6.8 km
Eligibility
- Minimum Age: 20 years
- Gender Eligibility: All genders
- Minimum Entry Criteria: You must have completed a race of at least 50 Mile within the last 5 years.
Toilets
- Hand Washing Beyond Sanitiser: Unknown
- Period Products Provided: Unknown
- Female Only Toilets: Unknown
Family & Spectators
- Baby Changing at Start: Unknown
- Family Friendly Spectator Areas: Unknown
- Flexible Deferral or Cancellation: Unknown
Safety
- Marshalls at Isolated Areas: Unknown
- Safeguarding and Reporting Policy: Unknown
- Can Hide Location from Public Tracking: Unknown
Terrain & Elevation
The course covers a genuine mix of surfaces, with gravel (30%) and trail (29%) being the most common and neither clearly dominating. The terrain is highly fragmented, switching roughly every kilometre. This demands constant mental engagement and limits the ability to build a sustained rhythm from surface consistency alone. The longest unbroken stretch is 5.1 km of trail. Ascending sections cover a varied mix of surfaces with no single type dominating the climbs. Downhills are spread across a mix of surfaces, with gravel most common.
Centurion South Downs Way 100 has 43.2 km of gravel / track, this is in the top 4% of all our races.
- Gravel / Track30% · 43.2 km
- Trail / Path29% · 41.9 km
- Grass25% · 36.2 km
- Paved Road13% · 16.8 km
- Off-road / Unknown2% · 2.8 km
- Rocky1% · 1.4 km
Distance
159.6 km
Ascent
4925 m
Descent
5019 m
High Point
243 m
Compared against 13 other races of a similar distance, Centurion South Downs Way 100 has more total elevation gain than 69% of them, and more elevation gain per kilometre than 92% of them — significantly hillier than typical for its distance.
Source: GPX Data
Gradient
13.37%
Average climb gradient
Do you have experience of steep climbs like Centurion South Downs Way 100's, which average 13.37%?
Centurion South Downs Way 100's climbs average 13.37%. If your training never rehearses sustained climbing at that gradient, race day will be the first time your legs meet it.
3.22%
Average descent gradient
Do you have experience of gentle descents like Centurion South Downs Way 100's, which average 3.22%?
Centurion South Downs Way 100's descents average 3.22%. If your training never rehearses sustained descending at that gradient, the downhills will empty your quads long before the finish.
Source: GPX Data
Climate
Pacing Complexity
Centurion South Downs Way 100 scores 51/100 for pacing complexity, rated high.
Similar-distance races score a median of 34/100 (5 races compared).
Centurion South Downs Way 100 is among the more pacing-complex races at this distance. The challenge is not just the total distance or ascent — it is the repeated need to change effort level. A fixed pace target is unlikely to work here. The dominant source of complexity is terrain type changes, which means preparation should include training runs that deliberately mix different intensities in sequence.
Source: GPX Data
Aid Stations
Stations
You'll need to keep an average pace of 5.4 km/h between aid stations to make the cut offs.
Stations
| KM | Name | Gap from Prev | Cut-off | Water | Cold Food | Hot Food | Hot Drinks | Gels | Medic | WC | Bags | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Start | 0.0 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 18.3 | Beacon Hill Beeches | 18.3 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 37.7 | QECP | 19.3 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| 45.1 | South Harting | 7.4 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 58.9 | Cocking | 13.8 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| 72.4 | Houghton Farm | 13.5 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| 88.5 | Washington | 16.1 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 98.0 | Botolphs | 9.5 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 107.2 | Saddlescombe Farm | 9.2 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 123.3 | Housedean Farm | 16.1 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| 135.2 | Southease | 11.9 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 147.4 | Alfriston | 12.2 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 154.0 | Jevington | 6.6 km | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| 160.9 | Eastbourne / Finish | 6.9 km | 30h | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vegan food is available at 13 of the 14 aid stations on this course, at km 0, 18.347, 37.659, 45.062, 58.902, 72.42, 88.514, 98.009, 107.182, 123.276, 135.185, 147.416, 154.014.
Source: Not recorded
Night Running
Centurion South Downs Way 100 starts at 06:30 local time, with sunset around 21:19. Based on the median finisher time of 23:27:35, a runner at that pace would finish around 05:57 — after dark, spending around 7h 40m (33% of their race) running in darkness and covering roughly 51.0 km of the course after sunset.
Shaded stretches are expected to be run in the dark
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