HOTH Halloween - 6 Hours of night racing on the world famous Humber Bridge from 6pm - Midnight. Run, walk, or crawl, it's up to you...

Helloween 2026 – We’re back...

Maintenance schedules meant that 2026 was supposed to be a fallow year, with no HOTH since Covid stopped play all those years ago. However, the team at the Humber Bridge have managed to squeeze us in for a one off Helloween special, which we all know means that they were missing watching you suffer as you run back and forth across a bridge, at night, in likely miserable weather, possibly in fancy dress… I certainly have been! Missing watching you suffer, that is.

So, dust off the running shoes (or buy some more, like you needed an excuse…), do a few stretches, eat a few pies, and prepare yourself for a spectacular All Hallows’ Eve on the Humber Bridge. Yes, it actually falls right on Halloween this year!

Here’s your opportunity to spend 6 hours running, jogging, walking, and / or crawling your way to midnight through the darkness of late October, and do it all with a smile on your face, whether it be real or painted on. In return you get a medal, a t shirt, and the type of swagger that shows everyone just how awesome you are for taking part in a 6 hour night race.

Want to really get into the 'spirit' of Helloween? Well, so do we, which is why many who attend the event (and there are a surprising number of repeat offenders) like to wear fancy dress for some or all of the race. This year's theme? Well, there isn’t one! You get to choose what you wear, and how you wear it (just please, please, please wear clothes!) Fancy dress isn't mandatory, of course, what sort of clown would insist on that? IT is popular, though, and makes six hours of running or walking just a little more fun.

The almost serious bit…

Hell On The Humber is an endurance event series like no other, and the HOTH Helloween Madness - Ellie On The Humber Night Race is the tough and quite mischievous little sister of the series that packs an unexpectedly hard punch.

Helloween sees competitors taking on the tough and demanding Hell On The Humber route on the World famous Humber Bridge for six hours, as they try to complete as many 4 mile laps as possible in that time. There's no upper mileage limit, though there are new course records to be set, and all we ask is that participants complete a minimum of one lap every 3 hours. So, anywhere between 6 and 44 miles (nobody's managed 48 just yet...) How hard could it be???

You don't have to be an Ultra runner to take part in the HOTH Event Series, though many experienced long distance runners from across the country and even Europe do return to the event year after year and rack up some impressive distances. You don't even have to be a runner to take part, walkers are always welcome. All we ask is that you complete the minimum number of laps, you're 16 or over (under 18's require parental consent), and that you be part of the event with the right attitude, that being one of enjoyment, inclusion, and support. Egos aren't welcome! Every finisher receives the coveted finisher's shirt and medal!

The Helloween Madness event is run in memory of our close friend Ellie Penrose, who ran at the event in 2013 and 2014, both times finishing with 28 miles under her belt. Ellie was the youngest ever solo HOTH competitor, finishing her first Helloween race aged just 16, and when she wasn't racing she could often be found helping out behind the scenes, working hard to make sure the runners had everything they needed to enjoy their race. Sadly, Ellie died unexpectedly of Meningitis in August 2015 at the age of 18, and as a mark of respect and remembrance to one of our very close family of friends, the Helloween event has been renamed Ellie On The Humber. Ellie loved being part of the event, and now she will be forever. A number of places each year will be donated to the Ellie Penrose Fund, a charity which has been set up by Ellie's family to raise money to help people under 21 get into, or continue with, their sport. We don't charge for the Ellie entries, we just ask that those running for the fund raise as much as they can in sponsorship and a minimum of the cost of an entry. Interested fund raisers should email karl@hellonthehumber.com for more information. Please note that all Ellie entries are limited.

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