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Windsor 50 Ultra Challenge

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Date

Saturday 18 April 2026

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Location

Windsor Racecourse

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Distance

Choose from 10k, 25k or 50k!

Take on Windsor 50 Ultra Challenge

Choose your distance and pace, and join Team Cancer Research UK in the Windsor 50 Ultra Challenge (previously the Easter 50 Ultra Challenge), and play your part in supporting vital cancer research.

Use my own place

If you've secured your own place in the Windsor 50 Ultra Challenge, use it to join Team Cancer Research UK and fundraise for vital cancer research. No extra entry fee, you'll have already paid the event organiser. Set your own fundraising target.

How to join Team Cancer Research UK

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Step: 1

Decide whether you'll enter with your own place or get a charity place

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Step: 2

Sign up to get Team Cancer Research UK perks

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Step: 3

Get fundraising for life-saving research

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Step: 4

Get over that finish line and smash your fundraising target

About Windsor 50 Ultra Challenge

The 2nd Ultra Challenge of the season – and a good one to take on after the Easter break! From the Windsor Racecourse basecamp, you can Walk, Jog or Run a looped route 50 km, 25 km, or 10 km through historic Windsor, along the Thames Path, and enjoy some wonderful surrounding countryside.

Take a look at the event Factsheet(PDF, 4.35 MB)

Why run for Cancer Research?

Meet Bridie

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On the day of my first Great North Run I wore my Cancer Research UK vest with pride, I was so happy to be taking part.

- Bridie

The difference your money makes

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40 CRUK runners taking on the Windsor 50 Ultra Challenge

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Hitting their fundraising targets to raise a total of around £15,000

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Could fund the CanRisk project, which is developing a way to accurately predit people's risk of developing cancer, for one week

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Get training support

We've teamed up with experts to give you the best training support and advice for your event. Whether it's your first time training or you're looking to smash a PB, we've got a training plan for you.

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Get fundraising support

We're with you every step of your fundraising journey so you can smash your target. Once you've signed up, we'll send you everything you need to get going such as fundraising ideas, top tips, planners and posters.

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Get kitted out

We worked with Scimitar to create Cancer Research UK sportswear that’s comfortable, looks great and supports our vital work. 20% of the price of these products will be paid to Cancer Research UK.

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