The South Coast Challenge 100km has always looked like a stunning run to me. It heads past lovely coastal views including Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters, takes you through massive chunks of the South Downs Way, and also sees you run through Brighton at the midway point.

With two ultras already successfully in the bag for 2022, I was keen to sign up and experience another. I'd heard that the South Coast Challenge was a tough, brutal, yet beautiful course, and that it was well worth trying someday. That was all the information I needed. A few days after completing my last Ultra (the North Downs Way 100), I had signed up to jump back into the ultra saddle. I'm glad I did; this was such a fun and challenging race!

The South Coast Challenge is an event organised Action Challenge as part of their Ultra Challenge series. Participants can either walk or hike 25km, 50km or 100km across the weekend. 263 people finished the 100km distance with 113 people withdrawing (getting a DNF) due to a number of reasons like foot troubles and exhaustion.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:21 - Bramley Camping Park to Birling Gap (0km - 14km)
04:10 - Birling Gap to Bank House Farm (15km - 25km)
05:37 - Bank House Farm to Southease Farm (26km - 37km)
08:28 - Southease Farm to Woodingdean Car Park (38km - 47km)
09:36 - Woodingdean Car Park to Hove Park (47km - 57km)
10:58 - Hove Park to Pearltree Cottage (58km - 71km)
14:02 - Pearltree Cottage to Windlesham House School (72km - 82km)
15:40 - Windlesham House School to Houghton Farm (83km - 94km)
17:10 - Houghton Farm to Arundel Football Club (95km - 100km)
19:10 - Debrief

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