Wendover Woods 50: Lisa Watson’s double Grand Slam is one race away
By AthRecs Editorial · 1 min read
Lisa Watson already has this year’s Centurion 100-mile Grand Slam buckle. Another finish at Wendover Woods on Saturday would complete the 50-mile Grand Slam too. She has picked a particularly uncompromising place to do it.
The last 50 miles of a year-long job
Centurion says 49 runners are still in contention to complete the 50-mile Grand Slam. Watson has already finished the 100-mile series. Adam Searle’s project is bigger still. He has a Winter Downs 200 entry in December and could become the second person to finish the full Centurion calendar, after Jade Barrett in 2025. Saturday is one more piece of a season measured in months as much as miles.
Gill defends and Green brings a course record from the Downs
Veronika Gill won here last year in 9:16. Alice Robinson, the North Downs Way 100 course-record holder, and Sophie Biggs, a former Chiltern Wonderland 50 champion, are in the women’s field. David Green arrives after winning the South Downs Way 100 in a course-record 13:27 in June. Jack Oates won the Chiltern Wonderland 50 in September, while Dan Weller was second here last year. Centurion’s live leaderboard is the place to follow the loops and category races.
Official information and image credits
Sources: https://onecommunity.centurionrunning.com/news/2026/11/10/wendover-woods-50-2026-preview · https://onecommunity.centurionrunning.com/races/wendover-woods-50-2026 · https://onecommunity.centurionrunning.com/races/wendover-woods-50-2026/section/infopack · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wendover_Woods_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1440533.jpg · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Quick answers
What time does the Wendover Woods 50 start?
The 50-mile trail race starts at 09:30 GMT on Saturday 14 November 2026.
What is Lisa Watson attempting at Wendover Woods?
A finish would complete her Centurion 50-mile Grand Slam after she already completed the 100-mile Grand Slam this year.