DateExpected
Early July 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Longtown Village Hall, Longtown, Herefordshire, HR2 0LD
Longtown, Herefordshire
Countdown
July
The big one: 50 miles round the Black Mountains with 3,371 m of climbing, and you find your own way. Runners get a full day to get it done.
Key facts
01Self-navigation: you need to be able to follow the route yourself
02GPS-tracked with full support
0324-hour cut-off
Create a free training plan for the Black Mountains 50 & 32 Mile Ultra, Marathon & Half Marathon 80 km
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The course
The route
Longtown
Distance80km
Total climb3,371m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate78.2 km
Weather
Early-July, Longtown
19°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
53%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 10°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
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserLimitless Trails (Ellen Wood)
Websitelimitlesstrails.co.uk
Instagram@limitlesstrails
Running since2021
Training
Training for the Black Mountains 50 & 32 Mile Ultra, Marathon & Half Marathon 80 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 Black Mountains 50 & 32 Mile Ultra, Marathon & Half Marathon 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 3,371 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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