← All eventsPan Celtic Race
A self-supported ROAD ultra through the Celtic nations (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany) in ~1,000/1,650/2,200km editions — relentlessly hilly, remote, and weather-exposed. Route changes yearly; date is approximate.
A self-supported, non-stop road ultra that links the five Celtic nations, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall and Brittany, hopping between them by ferry. Grand depart from Llandudno in July, the route redrawn every year.
No feed stations, no support crew. You navigate a GPS track through quiet lanes and empty coast, resupplying from village shops and pubs, sleeping when you choose. The Highlands and west Ireland go long between services.
Around 1,650km and 22,000m of climbing in the middle edition, on relentless short, steep hills. Shorter (~1,000km) and longer (~2,200km) routes run alongside. Pick your distance and train for that one.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2024 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is Pan Celtic Race for you?
- Riders who are genuinely self-sufficient. No crew and no feeds means you fix your own bike, plan your own resupply, and make your own calls at 3am.
- Durable climbers rather than one-hour engines. Days of short, savage hills reward riders who spin low gears and ration the effort, not those chasing peak power.
- Anyone at home in wet, windy, cool weather. The Atlantic fringe throws rain and headwinds, so this suits riders who layer up and keep turning the pedals.
- Riders who enjoy the logistics puzzle. Ferry times, control locations and rural opening hours are part of the race, and planning them well saves hours.
Training plan for Pan Celtic Race
A training plan for Pan Celtic Race isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- Relentless short, steep hills. The climbing never lets up and the cumulative vertical is huge, so low gears and durable legs matter.
- Multiple days on the road. Sustained pace and saddle comfort over the full route distance, not a single flat-out effort.
- Remote, exposed sections. Long empty stretches in the Highlands and west Ireland with sparse services and changeable Atlantic weather.
- Ferries and fixed controls. Miss a crossing and you lose hours, so timing and navigation are part of the challenge.
- One long hilly road ride every week, built from around 4 hours up past 12, always with heavy climbing.
- Back-to-back weekends: a big hilly Saturday into a hard Sunday, teaching your legs to climb tired.
- Steep-hill repeats and climbing-tempo blocks for the short, savage Celtic ramps.
- A 3 to 5 day self-supported road trip in the specialise block, plus overnight and wet-weather rides, scaled to your route.
- 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
