Date
Sat, 6 Mar 2027
Start
10:00
Venue
Crickhowell, Powys
Crickhowell, Powys
Countdown
March
The short one of the Beast trio: a ten-mile loop in the Black Mountains with a modest 468 m of climbing. A friendly way into hill running, dogs welcome.
Key facts
015-hour cut-off on the loop
02Mandatory kit check and ID check before the start
03Canicross allowed: dog 12 months or older, fit, on a lead
Create a free training plan for the Beast of the Blacks 16 km
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The course
The route
Crickhowell
Distance16.1km
Total climb468m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate15.5 km
Weather
Early-March, Crickhowell
8°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-9°CColdest in 20 years
49%Days with rain
Highs around 8°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -9°C. Rain on 49% 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
Training
Training for the Beast of the Blacks 16 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 Beast of the Blacks 16 km plan targets
Typical sessions
16 km with 468 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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