Date
Sat, 13 Nov 2027
Venue
Tafarn Y Fic, Llithfaen
Llithfaen, Gwynedd
Countdown
November
A 60 km winter trail ultra run as one single loop starting from a Llithfaen pub. Solo runners take on the whole circuit in one go, with no laps to break it up.
Key facts
01Solo entry on the full 60 km loop
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The course
The route
Llithfaen
Distance60km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate57.7 km
Weather
Mid-November, Llithfaen
11°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
75%Days with rain
Highs around 11°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 75% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Irene Saggin05:59:0610.0 km/h
02Alessandra Boifava06:14:069.6 km/h
03Sanna Duthie06:20:519.5 km/h
73
Women finishers
9:51:05
Median time
6.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserBlack Sheep Events (Beautifully Brutal)
Websitebeautifullybrutal.co.uk
Instagram@beautifully_brutal_events
Training
Training for the Black Sheep Winter
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 Sheep Winter plan targets
Typical sessions
60 km
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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