Editing London to Brighton events (section)

==Running events==
An [[ultramarathon]] running race used to take this route each October, starting on [[Westminster Bridge]] in the centre of London, and finishing at The Level in Brighton.  This is a distance of 54 miles, 198 yards (87.085&nbsp;km). The race was organised by the [[Road Runners Club (UK)|Road Runners Club]] from 1951 to 2005. However, the course had been raced over at least since the early 19th century, and regularly since 1899. In its later years the race was low-key with just over one hundred runners taking part. The fastest would finish in well under 6 hours, whilst there was a time limit of 10 hours after which the course was not marshalled. The race was discontinued after 2005 because of increasing road traffic and difficulties in finding sufficient marshals.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="8"|Past winners
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!style="white-space: nowrap;" | Year
! Time (Men)
! Men's Champion
! Country
! Time (Women)
! Women's Champion
! Country
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|2005
|05:50:30
|J Oosthuizen
|{{RSA}}
|07:17:10
|V Skelton
|{{ENG}}
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|2004
|06:13:59
|B Hennessey
|{{ENG}}
|07:20:43
|V Skelton
|{{ENG}}
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|2003
|06:24:04
|B Hennessey
|{{ENG}}
|07:02:27
|E McCurtin
|{{USA}}
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|2002
|06:00:57
|B Hennessey
|{{ENG}}
|07:25:07
|M Stewart
|{{RSA}}
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|2001
|06:42:13
|A Kotsybka
|{{UKR}}
|08:42:03
|L Neville
|{{GBR}}
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|2000
|05:56:50
|S Ackermann
|{{RSA}}
|07:07:12
|D Sanderson
|{{ENG}}
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|1999
|06:02:45
|S Moore
|{{ENG}}
|07:42:29
|H. Walker
|{{GBR}}
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|1998
|06:02:17
|C.Thomas
|{{RSA}}
|07:02:26
|I.Sanders
|{{RSA}}
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|1997
|06:05:32
|S.Moore
|{{ENG}}
|07:05:56
|R.Bisschoff
|{{RSA}}
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|1996
|06:00:59
|G.Dell
|{{ENG}}
|07:40:13
|H.Walker
|{{GBR}}
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|1995
|05:55:49
|S.Akermann
|{{RSA}}
|07:11:39
|L.Turner
|{{GBR}}
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|1994
|06:01:02
|[[Shaun Meiklejohn]]
|{{RSA}}
|07:06:22
|J.Leak
|{{GBR}}
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|1993
|06:07:22
|S.Moore
|{{ENG}}
|06:34:10
|[[Carolyn Hunter-Rowe]]
|{{GBR}}
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|1992
|06:01:09
|S.Moore
|{{ENG}}
|07:54:55
|D.Vermeulen
|{{RSA|1928}}
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|1991
|06:13:56
|D.Kelley
|{{ENG}}
|07:18:09
|[[Carolyn Hunter-Rowe]]
|{{GBR}}
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|1990
|05:54:32
|D.Beattie
|{{ENG}}
|06:51:24
|H.Walker
|{{ENG}}
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|1989
|05:24:48
|E Seedhouse
|{{CAN}}
|06:43:22
|H.Walker
|{{ENG}}
|-
|1988
|06:06:25
|M.Pickard
|{{ENG}}
|07:07:48
|H.Walker
|{{ENG}}
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|1987
|05:36:59
|P.Sugden
|{{ENG}}
|07:15:40
|H.Johnson
|{{GBR}}
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|1986
|05:53:10
|T.Tullett
|{{GBR}}
|06:42:40
|[[Eleanor Robinson]]
|{{ENG}}
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|1985
|05:31:26
|[[Hoseah Tjale]]
|{{RSA|1928}}
|07:02:37
|S.Kiddy
|{{USA}}
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|1984
|05:24:15
|B.Heath
|{{ENG}}

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|1983
|05:12:32
|[[Bruce Fordyce]]
|{{RSA|1928}}
|06:37:08
|A.Franklin
|{{WAL}}
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|1982
|05:18:36
|[[Bruce Fordyce]]
|{{RSA|1928}}
|07:01:51
|A.Franklin
|{{WAL}}
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|1981
|05:21:15
|[[Bruce Fordyce]]
|{{RSA}}
|07:47:28
|L.Fitzgerald
|{{GBR}}
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|1980
|05:15:15
|[[Ian Thompson (runner)|Ian Thompson]]
|{{ENG}}
|06:56:10
|L.Watson
|{{SCO}}
|-
|1979
|05:32:37
|A.Kirik
|{{USA}}
|06:55:11
|L.Watson
|{{SCO}}
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|1978
|05:13:02
|[[Don Ritchie (runner)|Don Ritchie]]
|{{SCO}}
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|1977
|05:16:05
|[[Don Ritchie (runner)|Don Ritchie]]
|{{SCO}}
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|1976
|05:23:32
|T.O'Reilly
|{{ENG}}
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|1975
|05:12:07
|C.Woodward
|{{ENG}}
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|1974
|05:16:07
|J.Newsome
|{{ENG}}
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|1973
|05:11:30
|J.Keating
|{{ENG}}
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|1972
|05:11:02
|A.J. Wood
|{{SCO}}
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|1971
|05:21:45
|D.Levick
|{{RSA|1928}}
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|1970
|05:41:08
|J.Clare
|{{SCO}}
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|1969
|05:28:53
|D.Bagshaw
|{{RSA|1928}}
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|1968
|05:37:27
|[[John Tarrant (athlete)]]
|{{ENG}}
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|1967
|05:41:50
|[[John Tarrant (athlete)]]
|{{ENG}}
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|1966
|05:32:50
|B.Gomersall
|{{ENG}}
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|1965
|05:40:11
|B.Gomersall
|{{ENG}}
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|1964
|05:39:44
|B.Gomersall
|{{ENG}}
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|1963
|05:47:55
|B.Gomersall
|{{ENG}}
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|1962
|05:35:22
|J.C. Smith
|{{GBR}}
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|1961
|05:37:43
|J.C. Smith
|{{GBR}}
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|1960
|05:25:56
|[[Jackie Mekler]]
|{{RSA|1928}}
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|1959
|05:43:58
|F.Madel
|{{RSA|1928}}
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|1958
|05:47:44
|M.I. Kirkwood
|{{GBR}}
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|1957
|05:26:20
|G.Walsh
|{{RSA|1928}}
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|1956
|05:36:25
|R.F. Hopcroft
|{{GBR}}
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|1955
|05:27:24
|[[Tom Richards (athlete)]]
|{{WAL}}
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|1954
|05:39:46
|W.H. Kelly
|{{GBR}}
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|1953
|05:29:40
|[[Wally Hayward]]
|{{RSA|1928}}
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|1952
|05:52:22
|D.E. Reynolds
|{{GBR}}
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|1951
|06:18:40
|L.Piper
|{{GBR}}
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In 2010 the ultra-running organisation Extreme Running staged an off-road London to Brighton Trail Race from Blackheath in London to Brighton sea front (56 miles).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.extremerunning.org/index.php?page=London%20to%20Brighton|title=Extreme Running London to Brighton Trail Race|publisher=Extreme Running|access-date=9 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029211003/http://www.extremerunning.org/index.php?page=London%20to%20Brighton|archive-date=29 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The winning time was 8 hours 32 minutes. The race was next planned to be held in 2011.

Since 2011, the company [https://ultrachallenge.com/london-2-brighton-challenge/ UltraChallenge] has organised annually a mixed road/trail 100K race from Richmond in West London to Brighton's racecourse. The course can be run or walked.

From Piccadilly to Brighton there is a marathon route.