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The MTC Thames Challenge

Name: The MTC Thames Challenge
Start: 2026-08-09
End: 2026-08-09
Location: Cirencester

Cirencester, South West, United Kingdom

calendar_today 09 Aug, 2026

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sell £596.10

About the Event

The MTC Thames Challenge stage ultra. Hotel accommodation and meals are provided at the end of Days 1 to 3. The MTC Thames Challenge spans 4 days along England’s longest river path: - Day 1: The MTC Cotswold Ultra covers 57 miles from the Source of the Thames to Travelodge Oxford. - Day 2: The MTC Oxford Ultra stretches 49 miles from Oxford to Wetherspoons, Henley-on-Thames. - Day 3: The MTC Windsor Ultra takes you 47 miles from Henley-on-Thames to Travelodge Kingston. - Day 4: The MTC Richmond Ultra concludes with a 33-mile trek to the iconic Thames Gate.

Races Offered

Thames Challenge

Aug 06, 2026

straighten

Distance — 296.1K

terrain

Type — Running

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07:00

Full Thames Challenge

Aug 09, 2026

straighten

Distance — 296.1K

terrain

Type — Running

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-61 days remaining

sell

£596.10

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Cirencester.

thermostat Temperature

12.4° / 20.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

10.4° / 18.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 52m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

14.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.9)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:54

nightlight Sunset

20:28

About Cirencester

Learn more about the host city, Cirencester.

Kemble is a village in the civil parish of Kemble and Ewen, in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. Historically part of Wiltshire, it lies 4 miles (6.4 km) from Cirencester and is the settlement closest to Thames Head, the source of the River Thames. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 940. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,036.

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