Date
Sat, 24 Apr 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Start: Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor
Rostrevor, County Down
Countdown
April
A marathon that actually goes somewhere: you run from Rostrevor over to Newcastle, with nearly 2,000 m of climbing to earn it. Runners get a proper day out, not a loop.
Key facts
01Point-to-point: you start in Rostrevor and finish in Newcastle
0210-hour time limit
03First edition, so this is a brand new race
Create a free training plan for the Mourne Coast 2 Coast 26.2
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Rostrevor
Distance43km
Total climb1,946m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate41.2 km
Weather
Late-April, Rostrevor
11°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain
Highs around 11°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 40% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
Training
Training for the Mourne Coast 2 Coast 26.2
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 Mourne Coast 2 Coast 26.2 plan targets
Typical sessions
43 km with 1,946 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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Get your Mourne Coast 2 Coast 26.2 plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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