Date
Sat, 17 Jul 2027
Start
12:00
Venue
Rabbit Run Event Village, in front of Merthyr Mawr House, Merthyr Mawr Estate, Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, Wales
Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend
Countdown
July
The full marathon distance at Rabbit Run, with a seven-hour window and some route-finding of your own. Small field, big day out.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18
027-hour cut-off
03Some self-navigation on the course
Create a free training plan for the Rabbit Run Wales 42 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Merthyr Mawr
Distance42km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.5 km
Weather
Mid-July, Merthyr Mawr
19°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
10°CColdest in 20 years
45%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 10°C. Rain on 45% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserRun 4 Wales (R4W) and the Merthyr Mawr Estate
Websiterabbitrun.wales
Instagram@rabbitrunwales
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Rabbit Run Wales 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 Rabbit Run Wales 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km
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 Rabbit Run Wales 42 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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