Date
Sat, 3 Apr 2027
Start
07:30
Venue
Theatre Brycheiniog, Brecon, Wales LD3 7DW
Brecon, Powys
Countdown
April
The middle distance: a 65 km loop with a morning start, built for a long day on the hills with real climbing (about 2,900 m) but not a full night out.
Key facts
0116-hour cut-off, 23:30 on Saturday
02GPS navigation required
03Entrants must be 18+ and comfortable running in the mountains at night
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The course
The route
Brecon
Distance65km
Total climb2,947m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate61.1 km
Weather
Early-April, Brecon
10°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
48%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 48% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Jen South12:26:545.2 km/h
02Rebecca Main12:56:585.0 km/h
03Caroline Caren12:59:335.0 km/h
6
Women finishers
14:00:45
Median time
4.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Rasus y Bannau 65 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.
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Typical sessions
65 km with 2,947 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
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