Events/Pan Celtic Race

Pan Celtic Race

Ultra

Date

Sun, 11 Jul 2027

Venue

Llandudno, Wales (route varies)

Countdown

July

Distance

1,650km

Total climb

22,000m

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.

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The course

The route

A self-navigated road route through quiet, hilly lanes across the Celtic nations, linked by sea crossings, with fixed controls you must pass through. The middle edition covers around 1,650km and 22,000m of climbing, and the parcours changes every year.

Weather

Mid-July, Llandudno

17°CTypical high

14°CTypical low

11°CColdest in 20 years

55%Days with rain

Highs around 17°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 11°C. Rain on 55% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

2024 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed

01Rachel Nolan6d 9h 4m10.8 km/h

02Kelly-Anne Speight7d 16h 28m8.9 km/h

03Simone Eder8d 1h 9m8.5 km/h

Solo women finishers

8d 13:48:00

Median time

8.0 km/h

Median speed

Solo women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.

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Training

Training for the Pan Celtic Race

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.

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What the Celtic nations throw at you

Typical sessions

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.

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

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.

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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