Here’s an ultra that will look impressive on your Strava feed: you’ll do an enormous 62K loop of Guildford, starting and ending in Godalming with a couple of decent ascents as you enter and exit the Surrey Hills. There are also 41km, 24km and 11km options for your less adventurous friends.

The Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB is the scene for this race, which promises abundant flora and fauna in the area’s unique wetlands, wonderful sea views, cute little village sand probably a decent amount of mud along the way, which is 80% on the trails. They’ve managed to put on an ultra that is both scenic and flat – there’s just 297m of ascent over the entire 50km. The organisers of this event have pulled off a balancing act that we previously thought impossible. When? 9 September 2023 (provisional date) Your main enemy, particularly considering the late February date, will be the temperamental seaside weather – your windbreaker could be your best friend here.

Bamburgh Castle is the most famous sight on the route, but the whole coastline is dotted with castles, lighthouses, cliffs and beaches. Many Endurancelife events tend to lean towards the more tough and technical end of the spectrum, but this 58km ultra in the north-east only has one significant incline along a route that heads north from Alnwick in one of the country’s lesser-known Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

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