Date
Sat, 17 Jul 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Penrice Castle basecamp, Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales
Llanrhidian, Swansea
Countdown
July
The whole Gower in one go: a continuous figure-of-eight, 100 km on foot with a modest 1,900 m of climbing. Long day, but the hills aren't the main problem.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18
02Runners start at 07:00; jogger and walker slots start later
03Figure-of-eight route, continuous with no break between loops
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The course
The route
Llanrhidian
Distance100km
Total climb1,900m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate95.3 km
Weather
Mid-July, Llanrhidian
18°CTypical high
15°CTypical low
12°CColdest in 20 years
49%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 12°C. Rain on 49% 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 Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge 100 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 Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge 100 km plan targets
Typical sessions
100 km with 1,900 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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