Dinner time! ©No Limits Photography

Catering

What’s included?

  • All overnight camp food and drinks are provided (i.e. breakfast, afternoon snacks, and evening meals)

  • A welcome meal on the evening before the race start

  • A celebratory finishers meal on the evening of the final day

What’s not included?

  • Food to take away from the overnight camps. Participants must bring plenty of snacks to keep them going between overnight camps i.e. while out on the course (water can be taken from the overnight camps).

  • Hot water from the kitchen for having a wash!

  • Milk for protein / recovery shakes - milk will only be available for hot drinks and cereal

The Cape Wrath Ultra® is organised by runners so we understand just how hungry participants will be. The menu offers a varied breakfast, fresh homemade soups for your afternoon snack, themed menus for each evening meal plus a delicious variety of desserts and cakes each day. All the meals are high in calories and nutritionally complete to provide the right balance of micro and macro nutrients for participants undertaking a very tough physical challenge.

All meals at the overnight camps are based on a meat and fish FREE menu with the option of adding diary, cheese and eggs to make them vegetarian.

Why a meat and fish free menu? Read our sustainability policy here.

Food will be served in a dedicated catering tent by the catering team. There will be plenty of space to enjoy meals in the communal marquee along with fellow runners, which makes for a great opportunity to share stories and compare notes on the day.

Tip

Participants will need to provide their own plate, bowl, mug and cutlery, and wash these up themselves (we will ensure that a good supply of warm and clean washing up water is provided). 

Enjoy your food in the communal marquee ©No Limits Photography

05:30 – 08:30 Breakfast (Days 2-8*)

Breakfast will be available from approximately 1.5 hours before the first start time.

Cold options - Sweet waffles (vegan option), English muffins, breakfast rolls or bread (brown and white) accompanied with a selection of breakfast jams, marmalade or marmite. We also have Ourea’s mega muesli or cornflakes served with organic dairy milk, soya milk or oat milk, yoghurt and a choice of teas or coffee. There will also of course be porridge to help keep you fuelled.

Hot Options - Hash browns, scrambled egg, scrambled tofu, sausages and baked beans - all served with sliced bread (brown or white) and English Muffins.

From first finishers – 22:00 Afternoon snacks (Days 1-8)

This food will be available as participants finish and will include fresh homemade soup (a different recipe each day but always packed full of protein), different cakes each day and plenty of chips! Drinks will include tea, coffee, water and an isotonic mix.

Tip

The purpose of the 'afternoon snacks' is so that finishing participants can go straight to the catering tent and get some quick snacks before sorting themselves out (dry clothes, clean socks etc) and returning later for their main evening meal.

18:00 – 22:00* Evening meal MENU

Here are the delicious meals made for you in the Ourea kitchen that you can expect to enjoy as you journey north to Cape Wrath:

  • Cassoulet / Vegetable Stew
    Served with a crusty sourdough roll and butter, Pomme Duchesse potatoes and peas or beans

  • Shepherds Pie

    Served with creamy mash, lentils and vegetables and a thick, dark gravy, served with mixed vegetables

  • Tikka Massala

    Served with rice, slaw and a green salad with citrus dressing (Ve, V and GF) and naan bread (V, Ve, GF available) 

  • Veggie Chiili
    Served with rice and slaw, a green side salad, pitta bread and nachos on the side

  • Lasagne
    Layered pasta, lentils and vegetables in a creamy white sauce, served with a green side salad and slaw

  • Pie, Mash and Mushy Peas

    Served with green salad and slaw

  • Vegetable Tagine

    Served with couscous (GF - Quinoa) Khobez Flat Bread, green leaf salad, freshly made slaw, fresh mint

  • Finishers' Meal
    Ourea’s ultimate haggis (oats, sunflower seeds, green lentils) served with mashed potatoes, turnip, swede mash, peas and a rich homemade gravy

Our daily salad bar will offer the house slaw - white and red cabbage and carrot as the base plus an optional dressing.

Also, look out for the Pudding Station - here you will enjoy a daily choice of desserts like sticky toffee pudding, apple crumble and chocolate sponge pudding, plus accompaniments like custard, cream and ice cream.

*Please note that the catering tent will close at 22:00. Participants arriving after this time may not get the main evening meal, but will be provided with a hot rehydrated meal.