Date
Sat, 18 Sept 2027
Start
10:00
Venue
Hawes Market House, Hawes, North Yorkshire
Hawes, North Yorkshire
Countdown
September
A 50km run out of Hawes with a fair bit of climbing but nothing savage: 1,280 m over the distance is steady rather than brutal. A solid first ultra with a clock to respect.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20 on race day
0210-hour cut-off
03Out-and-back course
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The course
The route
Hawes
Distance50km
Total climb1,280m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate49.8 km
Weather
Mid-September, Hawes
14°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 57% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserRanger Ultras
Websiterangerultras.co.uk
Instagram@stuwestfield_rangerexpeditions
Running since2018
Training
Training for the Pen-Y-Ghent 50km Ultra
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 Pen-Y-Ghent 50km Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,280 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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