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The Montane Lakeland 50 & 100
Friday, 23 July 2027 to 25 July 2027 · Coniston
How you get in
Entry advice. Do NOT set a 9am alarm for this one: it is a random draw, not a race to click. You have a full 48 hours from 1 Sept 09:00.
Do have your qualifying run details ready before you start the form. Insufficient detail means no place, and there is no appeal.
Do NOT enter both the 50 and the 100. It disqualifies you from both.
If you miss out: 500 charity entries open 8 September at 09:00, £150 donation on top of the entry fee, refunded once you raise matching funds via JustGiving. Non-refundable if you withdraw.
There is no waiting list and no transfers, so a place you cannot use is a place you lose.
- Mechanism
- Ballot
- Typical sell-out
- Not applicable (ballot)
- Price
- Not yet known
- Qualifier
- Lakeland 100: One of: (a) Lakeland 50 finish under 16h, dated 2025-2026; (b) any previous Lakeland 100 finish, any year; (c) another trail ultra of 100 miles or more, dated 2025-2026; (d) a 50+ mile mountain event in the Lakes, Scotland or Snowdonia with 3000m+ ascent, finished under 16h, dated 2025-2026. Organiser is blunt: if you do not provide sufficient info, you will not be given a place.
- Field size
- 400 to 999 · 1,000+
- Second chances
- Volunteer place · Charity place
- Deferral
- None. The organiser states it is not possible at any time to defer to the following year. Refunds: withdraw up to and including 31 May and you get 50% back, the other 50% goes to charity. From 1 June, no refund. · None. No deferrals, no transfers, no waiting list.
- Transfer
- Not allowed
Races at this event
| Race | Distance | Ascent | Cut-off | Terrain | Gets you |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland 100 | 105 miles 100 mile | 6,856m | 40 hrs | Fell, Mountain, Trail | - |
| Lakeland 50 | 50 miles 50 mile | 2,965m | 24 hrs | Fell, Mountain, Trail | - |
Entry cycle 2027
Ballot opens1 September 2026, 09:00
Ballot closes3 September 2026, 09:00
PriceNot yet known
Lakeland 10023 July 2027
Lakeland 5024 July 2027
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 14 August 2026.
How the ballot works. 48-hour ballot window, opens 1 September at 09:00. NOT first come first served: the organiser explicitly says the time you enter has no bearing on selection, so no need to rush at 9am.
Reads as a straight random draw. No published weighting, no loyalty scheme, no carry-forward for previous rejections. Community feedback says all female applications get in, male chances are lower.
You cannot enter both the 50 and the 100 to double your chances: do that and you get neither.
All applicants notified by 17:00 on 5 September. Successful entrants then have 48 hours to pay before the link deactivates.
Community & further reading
Previous years
| Year | Race | Entry opened | Sold out in | Places | Finish rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lakeland 50 | - | Did not sell out | - | - |
| 2026 | Lakeland 100 | - | Did not sell out | - | - |
| 2025 | Lakeland 50 | - | Did not sell out | - | - |
| 2025 | Lakeland 100 | - | Did not sell out | - | - |
Tell us how fast this one went
Nobody else keeps this. It is why the sell-out log starts now rather than when it feels useful.
The details
- Start
- Coniston
- Region
- Lake District
- Country
- England
- Format
- Single stage
- First held
- 2008
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 14 August 2026.