DLR

Inaugural edition · Saturday 26 September 2026

Results

Three teams. 70 km of Downs Link. One receipt each.

3 teams 11 runners Winning time 5:25:37
Final standings

Podium.

1st

Thursday Run Club (TRC)

  • Ben Schofield
  • Edward Schofield
  • Simon Smith
Run time Pub time

Winners · 4:39/km avg · 3 runners, about 23.3 km each · 10:24 from finish to bar

Thursday Run Club mascot: a running pint of beer
Thursday Run Club
2nd

Shoreham Beechings

  • Ayesha Allen
  • Dan Duncan
  • Mickey Duncan
  • Nathan Collins
Run time Pub time

+1:18:48 on run time · 5:47/km avg · 4 runners, about 17.5 km each · 11:23 from finish to bar

3rd

Team TBC

  • Dan Belben
  • Joe Dick
  • Liam Neville
  • Tom Pinnell
Run time Pub time Est.

+1:44:53 on run time · 6:09/km avg · 4 runners, about 17.5 km each · 11:00 from finish to bar

Run timeFrom the start on St Martha's Hill to the team finish on Coronation Green, after the lap of Shoreham Beach together.

Pub timeFrom the start to the time printed on the team's first receipt at The Bridge Inn. Team TBC's pub time is an estimate.

Race clock
Thursday Run Club
Shoreham Beechings
Team TBC
Run timeReceipt at the bar
The day in photos

St Martha's to the shingle.

Start line

St Martha's Hill

Where it started. Cool air, clean kit, nervous chat in the car park.

The early miles

Sand, hills and woods

The early miles: soft sandy tracks, steep wooded climbs and wide-open fields.

The middle miles

Along the old line

The Downs Link follows former railway track, so the middle miles flatten out and the pace settles in.

The coast

Shoreham-by-Sea

The sea appears, the shingle crunches, and the finish is round the corner.

The Bridge Inn

Refuel

Receipts in hand. The clock stops at the bar.

Entries open · Saturday 25 September 2027

Think you can beat 5:25:37?

Year two starts at 09:00 on St Martha's Hill. Teams of 3 or 4. One support vehicle. One route from Guildford to Shoreham.

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