DateExpected
Late September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Mumbles Cricket Club, Mumbles, Swansea, Wales
Mumbles, Swansea
Countdown
September
The Gower Ultra Bach picks up the big route at Weobley Castle and runs the final stretch home to Mumbles. A proper ultra distance with a later, kinder start.
Key facts
01Point to point: starts at Weobley Castle, finishes in Mumbles
0213-hour time limit
03Courses close at 22:30 for everyone
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The course
The route
Mumbles
Distance55km
Total climb1,450m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate52.8 km
Weather
Late-September, Mumbles
17°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
52%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 52% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Natalie Taylor05:52:459.4 km/h
02Katie Ironside06:08:049.0 km/h
03Nia Banfield06:27:458.5 km/h
29
Women finishers
10:25:12
Median time
5.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Gower Ultra 50 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 Gower Ultra 50 55 km plan targets
Typical sessions
55 km with 1,450 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
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