St Albans Stampede - 12hr Enduro!
St Albans Stampede - 12hr Enduro!
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who took part in 2025 - we look forward to seeing you again in 2026!
The St Albans Stampede is an ultra marathon running event, held in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside, covering parts of Heartwood Forest and Nomansland Common.
The challenge is to cover the most amount of distance (four-mile loops) over a designated time period of 12 hours – this can be undertaken solo, as a pair or as a team relay (up to 4, and up to 8 person options). Prizes will be awarded for the top solo runners and winning teams across three (male, female and mixed) categories.
It’s worth noting that the category winners will be awarded on distance covered only. In other words, you don’t have to run the full 12hrs to have successfully completed the challenge. The 12hr duration is simply the maximum allowable time. All entrants, even those that run for 1-2hrs, will have successfully participated in the event and be awarded a medal for their efforts.
If participants from the 100 Marathon Club want to stop at marathon distance to record a successful completion, this is very much acceptable - however they will need to record a full 7th lap so will cover at least 28 miles.
The event is licensed by the TRA and held under UK Athletics rules. Please note that under UKA rules, entrants aged 17 may only run a maximum of 25km and entrants aged 18 and 19 may only run a maximum of 45km. This distance restriction will likely prevent younger entrants from winning solo prizes, but can as part of a team.
If you have any comments or questions, please get in touch - stampede@stalbansstriders.com
Photos from 2025
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Stampede 2025, photos are now available for you at the link below. Many thanks to our photographers, Chris, Graham, Kate and Tony.
Route
See the map below for the route which has been used since 2024.