SportsShoes x Kendal Mountain Festival 2025

SportsShoes is proud to join Kendal Mountain Festival as the Official Retail partner for 2025.

From November 20 - 23, Kendal becomes the breathing heart of the UK outdoor community, the ultimate celebration of adventure and endurance. Over four unforgettable days, filmmakers, explorers, athletes and storytellers come together to inspire and connect.

This year, SportsShoes is turning up the energy in a big way, with exclusive film premieres, workshops, and talks and runs with some of the world’s top endurance athletes. As well as bringing you much anticipated Quid Games 2 - Storm the Castle, a race unlike anything you have run before. 

Tickets are on sale now at kendalmountainfestival.com – or check out our full schedule below to get involved.

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The SportsShoes Programme of Events

FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025

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The North Face Trail Session in partnership with SportsShoes

9:00am - 12:45pm

Join The North Face athletes Stephanie Case, Elsey Davis, Fernanda Maciel, and Josh Wade for a social trail run and inspiring speaker series hosted by Ben Mounsey.

First, hit the trails for a unique social run and put the latest VECTIV™ footwear through its paces. Then, settle in to hear powerful tales of endurance, resilience, and courage form each athlete. From solo traverses and record-breaking runs to battles of identity and loss, discover that true strength isn’t measured in miles, but in mindset.

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Orienteering Unlocked: Gear, Skills & Strategy for the Ultimate Adventure Races

Presented by SportsShoes and British Orienteering

1:45 - 2:30pm

SportsShoes and British Orienteering join forces to reveal the tips and tactics to help you map your way to victory. The experts tell us what we need to know about navigational skills in the build up to the most eagerly anticipated orienteering event of the year, Quid Games 2: Storm the Castle.

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Exclusive Interview with UTMB™ Winner Tom Evans

Presented by SportsShoes and ASICS

3:15 - 4:00pm

SportsShoes and ASICS present an exclusive Q&A with a very special guest - 2025 UTMB™ winner Tom Evans. 

Presented by Ben Mounsey, this is your chance to find out more about Tom trains, prepares, and stays mentally sharp to win one the biggest trail races in the world.

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SportsShoes Quid Games 2 – Storm the Castle

19:00 - 20:00pm

Quid Games 2: Storm the Castle is one of the most anticipated orienteering races of the year.  SportsShoes presents this partnership with British Orienteering and supported by ASICS, Silva, Garmin, Maurten, and Red Bull. Navigate Kendal’s streets, parks, and hidden corners in a high-stakes, time-limited challenge packed with checkpoints, prizes, and surprises.

Featuring a special guest, 2025 UTMB™ winner Tom Evans

Registration from 16:30-18:30pm

Race Presentation at 20:00pm

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SOLD OUT – but spectators are welcome to come and soak up the action!

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SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025

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Social Shake Out Run & Breakfast with Salomon’s Imo Boddy

10:00 - 11:30am

Start your Saturday right with a community trail run led by Salomon athlete Imo Boddy, the youngest woman to run the length of the UK. Connect, move, and refuel with coffee and breakfast at the SportsShoes Hub.

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The Hidden Race

Presented by SportsShoes and HOKA

12:00 - 12:45pm

SportsShoes and HOKA present the premiere of The Hidden Race. An exclusive behind the scenes documentary revealing what it’s really like to crew a loved one at one of the biggest trail races in the world. Followed by a live Q&A with the producers and cast.

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Winner Gets Cake

Presented by SportsShoes and Rab

1:30 - 2:15pm

“Brakes off, brains off.”

Discover the grit, chaos, culture, community and cake that defines this very British pursuit. Winner Gets Cake is a film that takes you on a journey through the upland and unpredictable terrain of fell running, while it introduces a cast of characters who keep the races going year-in, year-out. 

Presented by Steph Knapman

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Rab & SCARPA Test Event

3:00 - 4:00pm

Join Rab and SCARPA athletes for a social run and gear test and trial session featuring the latest performance innovations in packs, apparel, and footwear.

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‎SheUltra® – A Beautifully Brutal Official Documentary

4:00 - 4:45pm

SheUltra® is simply more than just world’s biggest all-women ultra marathon, t’s a global rebellion of women reclaiming their bodies, voices, and strength through cancer, menopause, trauma, and life.

Filmed on the breathtaking Llŷn Peninsula in Wales, this documentary captures the power of community, the resilience of women.

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Looking for the Bad Times - Holly Stables

Presented by SportsShoes and Salomon

5:15 - 6:00pm

SportsShoes and Salamon bring you a portrait of endurance, grit and determination in a documentary that  follows Holly Stables as she takes on The Speed Project, a 300+ mile solo run from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The film captures the intense physical and mental challenges of ultra-distance running, from scorching heat and sheer fatigue. 

Presented by Gary House.

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Our Shot - Oliver Denton

Presented by SportsShoes and Salomon

18:30 - 19:15pm

Join Salomon and SportsShoes for a Q&A with photographer Oli Denton as he presents 'Our Shot', the first showing of the upcoming Salomon TV film where we take you behind the scenes of an all women content team during UTMB®.

Then finish the night right with an exclusive Salomon x SportsShoes party. Celebrate, connect, and soak up the energy of a community brought together by adventure, endurance, and the spirit of trail running.

Presented by Gary House

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SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025

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Haglöfs Hike with Komoot

9:45 - 11:00am

Start your Sunday with a guided hike around Kendal. Join SportsShoes, Haglöfs, and Komoot to explore the local trails and test the latest Haglöfs apparel and footwear, before returning to basecamp for some Swedish Hospitality.

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A Journey of Music and the Outdoors with Brian Cannon

Presented by SportsShoes and Haglöfs

11.30 - 12.15pm

Hosted by Neil Summers of Outdoor Licence, listen to the fascinating journey and love for the outdoors of renowned artist, graphic designer and Lake District local Brian Cannon. The man who Noel Gallagher himself once described as being the sixth member of Oasis.

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Deo Kato – Steps

Presented by SportsShoes and adidas TERREX

13.00 - 14:00pm

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Ugandan-British endurance runner and storyteller Deo Kato uses ultra-running as a force for social change. Between 2023–2024, he completed an unprecedented 13,000km run from Cape Town to London, reframing narratives around migration and resilience.

In partnership with adidas TERREX, Steps is a film follows Deo’s extraordinary journey and quest for change.

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The Great Australian Run with Louis Alexander

Presented by SportsShoes

14.30 - 15:30pm

Louis Alexander is one of the youngest professional adventurers in the world. From his life-changing first expedition at 19 to holding multiple world records by 25, he has dedicated himself to redefining exploration for the next generation, racing across mountains, jungles, deserts and oceans.

Join the Guinness World Record holder to learn about his latest achievement - becoming the first person in history to run 8 consecutive marathons across all 8 Australian capital cities.

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Are you feeling inspired? Then join our SportsShoes Strava Run Club and become part of our inclusive community.
And for more inspirational tips to become stronger, better and happier, then check out our Motivation category. Because it’s no fun standing still.