Date
Sun, 25 Apr 2027
Venue
Shire House, Priory Park, Bodmin
Bodmin, Kernow / Cornwall
Countdown
April
The Beastly Half is the second half of the marathon route, so you get the same finish at St Petroc's Church for about half the distance. Plenty of climbing for 22 km, so it's a proper effort.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20 on race day
02Point to point, so you finish in a different place from where you start
Create a free training plan for the Beacon Beast Marathon & The Beastly Half 23 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Bodmin
Distance23km
Total climb853m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate23.3 km
Weather
Late-April, Bodmin
12°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 41% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserBeacon Beast community event team (contact organiser: Sharon)
Websitebeaconbeast.org.uk
Running since2022
Training
Training for the Beacon Beast Marathon & The Beastly Half 23 km
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 Beacon Beast Marathon & The Beastly Half 23 km plan targets
Typical sessions
23 km with 853 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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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