Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
10:00
Venue
Sunset Surf Café, Gwithian
Hayle, Kernow / Cornwall
Countdown
November
A point-to-point trail marathon with a real hill count, about 1,200 m of climbing. You find your own way, so run with your head up.
Key facts
01Point-to-point course, so plan how you get back to the start
028.5-hour cut-off
03Self-navigation: no waymarked route to follow
Create a free training plan for the Lighthouse Marathon & Ultra 42 km
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The course
The route
Hayle
Distance42km
Total climb1,219m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate40.4 km
Weather
Early-November, Hayle
13°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
64%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 64% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserBys Vyken Events (run by Martin Penney and Sarah Liveley)
Websitebysvykenevents.com
Instagram@bysvykenevent
Training
Training for the Lighthouse Marathon & Ultra 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 Lighthouse Marathon & Ultra 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,219 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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Get your Lighthouse Marathon & Ultra 42 km plan.
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