Date
Sat, 14 Aug 2027
Start
08:45
Venue
Start: Aberdyfi Village Hall, Aberdovey, Gwynedd LL35 0NR
Aberdyfi, Gwynedd
Countdown
August
Run from Aberdyfi all the way to Harlech Castle. At 68 km with under 900 m of climbing, it's a long day rather than a brutal one, with four checkpoints to break it up.
Key facts
01Four supported checkpoints on the route
0212-hour cut-off
03Age 20 and over only
Create a free training plan for the Run to the Castle Ultra 68 km
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The course
The route
Aberdyfi
Distance68km
Total climb893m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate66.9 km
Weather
Mid-August, Aberdyfi
18°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
66%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 66% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Run to the Castle Ultra 68 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 Run to the Castle Ultra 68 km plan targets
Typical sessions
68 km with 893 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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