Events/Beast of the Beacons 10, 20 & 40 Mile Ultra
32.2 km16.1 km

Beast of the Beacons 10, 20 & 40 Mile Ultra 16 km

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Date
Sat, 17 Apr 2027
Start
10:30
Venue
Henderson Hall / Gilestone Farm, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales
Talybont-on-Usk, Powys
Countdown
April

The short one of the three, a 16 km loop in the Welsh hills. Enough climbing to feel like a proper day out, short enough to be home for lunch.

Key facts
01Minimum age 16
025-hour cut-off, so you need to average a steady walk-run pace
03Circular course, starting and finishing in the same place
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The course

The route

Talybont-on-Usk
Distance16.1km
Total climb618m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate16.9 km
Weather

Mid-April, Talybont-on-Usk

12°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain

Highs around 12°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 35% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserLimitless Trails (Race Director: Ellen Wood)
Running since2020
Training

Training for the Beast of the Beacons 10, 20 & 40 Mile Ultra 16 km

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What a Beast of the Beacons 10, 20 & 40 Mile Ultra 16 km plan targets
Typical sessions
16 km with 618 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
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Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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