Black Mountains 50 & 32 Mile Ultra, Marathon & Half Marathon 51 km
RunningLoop
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 32 mile is the ultra for runners who want a proper day out without going the full 50. About 2,000 m of climbing over 51 km, so expect hills.
Key facts
01Self-navigation: you need to be able to follow the route yourself
02GPS-tracked with full support
03Minimum age 17 (per the 2026 listing)
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The course
The route
Longtown
Distance51km
Total climb2,032m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate52.2 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
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 51 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 51 km plan targets
Typical sessions
51 km with 2,032 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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