Date
Sat, 24 Jul 2027
Start
12:00
Venue
Start: Llangynidr New Village Hall, Llangynidr, Crickhowell, NP8 1LS
Crickhowell, Powys
Countdown
July
A 100km run along the Beacons Way, starting at noon from Llangynidr and finishing in Llangadog. You navigate yourself, so this is as much about map skills as legs.
Key facts
01Entrants must have finished a 50-mile ultra before
02Navigate with map and compass, with six checkpoints on route
0324-hour cut-off, so you will run through the night
Create a free training plan for the Beacons Way Ultra
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Crickhowell
Distance100km
Total climb3,178m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate95.7 km
Weather
Late-July, Crickhowell
19°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
53%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 53% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
Training
Training for the Beacons Way Ultra
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 Beacons Way Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
100 km with 3,178 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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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Get your Beacons Way Ultra plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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