Date
Sun, 21 Mar 2027
Venue
Pembrey Country Park, South Wales
Countdown
March
Distance
6km
Saturday evening individual time trial at Pembrey, South Wales. Single lap ridden in darkness on beach and singletrack. ~250 riders. Part of the BOTB weekend.
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7-day free trial, no card required
Weather
Late-March, Pembrey Country Park
10°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 44% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jason Bouttell0:21:1516.9 km/h
02Ramses Bekkenk0:21:1616.9 km/h
03Tom Couzens0:21:1616.9 km/h
257
Finishers
0:31:26
Median time
11.5 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Battle in the Dark
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Battle in the Dark plan targets
Typical sessions
6 km
Riding through the night
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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7-day free trial, no card required.
