There will be 5 water/aid stations located along the Trail. There will be two marshals present  to assist all runners and provide water/sustenance if required. The Aid stations are intended to offer supplementary water and food.

We would highly recommend each runner plans their own hydration/eating strategy and utilises our aid stations as a back up/supplement, although our aid stations will be well stocked.

Exact locations of each aid station will be released due course. Tea/Coffee /Water and snacks will be provided at the finish line for competitors.

All runners will receive race numbers and safety pins at race registration in the morning at Foxlake HQ. A complimentary coach will then transport all runners to the start line in Port Seaton. Water and food stations are provided at five points along the route with stations providing, water, flat coke, jelly sweets, fruit and cereal bars. Our generous sponsors at Archerfield Walled Garden provide what must be one of the best feed stops on any race… (first leg relay runners you are in for a treat!).

All runners will receive a cup of tea or coffee and tray bake bites from Foxlake’s Boardside Café.

Finishers will all receive one of our coveted handmade wooden medals to celebrate completing the John Muir Way Ultra Marathon!

The route will be way marked with tape and directional arrow signage, with marshals situated at key points in the race. However, we ask all runners study the route map prior to the race start to avoid going off course. Route marshals are there for your safety and supervision, many of our marshals are fully qualified in first aid and all will be carrying minor first aid kits equipped to deal with minor injuries.

On race day, we will also have floating marshals contactable by mobile phone should you require any assistance and you are not near a stationary marshal.

A detailed Route Map including marshal locations and food/ aid station locations will be released alongside a detailed Race Route, Race Overview and Emergency Contact Details/Procedure in advance before Race Day.

In the unfortunate event of extreme weather resulting in the cancellation of the race a full refund will be given to entrants. This is due to the fact that we are unable to reschedule this event to another day.

The John Muir Way Ultra Marathon is an A to B race, we will be providing complimentary transport via coach from Foxlake to the start line in Port Seton. Participants are welcome to leave their vehicles at Foxlake for the duration of the race. Please note that transport will be provided from Foxlake to Port Seton ONLY. There will be no transport provided for participants running the second of the Team Relay from North Berwick.

Wherever possible please share transport to and from the event with other runners and help us reduce the carbon footprint of our events.

A train from Edinburgh is available to/ from Dunbar train station and then via bus (East Linton bound busses, ask for Foxlake Adventures) or a taxi. Bus times are infrequent; a taxi may be more suited to the race time.

The race timetable will be released closer to the event.

Train Times

Central Belt Train Timetable

Local Taxi Firm

Torrance Taxis; 01368862612

Trail running shoes and clothing suitable to weather conditions – remember this is Scotland’s East Coast where 4 seasons in one day is expected! If you are in need of new trail shoes remember all FoxTrail runners get 10% off full price Inov8 trail running shoes at Leisure Time Sports in Haddington!

As this is an endurance event it is advised that you carry your own gels/ food and water, there will be water and food stations on the route but your own supply to suit your own needs is also advised.

A mobile phone is mandatory for this race, if possible we would advise a phone with GPS and downloading the app ‘GB Grid Converter’ allowing runners to relay OS Grid Reference Locations at any point through the race. Contact numbers of race organisers will be given in the race brief.

Bring warm clothes for after the event, there will be places to store kit bags at Foxlake Adventures.

We will also be operating a ‘kit drop’- whereby you can take a small kit bag on the coach to the beginning of the race, take of excess layers before the race start and place them in a vehicle that will transport kit back to Foxlake Adventures where you can collect at the end of the race. Relay runners running the first leg will receive a tag to attach to the bag so we know to leave these bags at the relay swap point at North Berwick RNLI.