Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Seafront/Pier, Ballyvaughan, Co
Ballyvaughan, County Clare
Countdown
May
A full marathon that leaves the pier at Ballyvaughan and mixes road, green road and trail before coming back via Blackhead. 650 m of climbing keeps it honest but not brutal.
Key facts
01Runners must be over 16 years of age
02Results are ranked by sex
Create a free training plan for the Clare Burren Marathon Challenge 42 km
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The course
The route
Ballyvaughan
Distance42km
Total climb650m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate41.3 km
Weather
Late-May, Ballyvaughan
15°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 46% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Clare Burren Marathon Challenge 42 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 Clare Burren Marathon Challenge 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 650 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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