Date
Sat, 12 Dec 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Countdown
December
The long one of the day: a 55 km loop out of Dare Valley with a steady rather than savage 1,783 m of climbing, and a full 10 hours to get round it.
Key facts
0110-hour limit, and all courses close at 18:00
02Minimum age 18
03Circular course, so you finish where you started
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The course
The route
Aberdare
Distance55km
Total climb1,783m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate51.6 km
Weather
Mid-December, Aberdare
9°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
63%Days with rain
Highs around 9°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 63% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Una Miles05:29:4110.0 km/h
02Tas Pope05:43:309.6 km/h
03Lucy Walmsley05:50:239.4 km/h
48
Women finishers
7:48:54
Median time
7.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Celtic Trail Races 55 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 Celtic Trail Races 55 km plan targets
Typical sessions
55 km with 1,783 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
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