DateExpected
Late September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Start: Comedy Carpet, Tower Festival Headland, Blackpool
Blackpool, Blackpool
Countdown
September
A flat, point-to-point run from Blackpool's tower to a castle, with a ferry hop across the water from Fleetwood to Knott End along the way. Gentle on the legs, long on the clock.
Key facts
01Mandatory kit: waterproof jacket, spare long-sleeved base layer, foil blanket, whistle
02Carry at least 1 litre of water capacity and a charged phone
038-hour cutoff; runners are released in allocated start groups
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The course
The route
Blackpool
Distance48km
Total climb194m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate48.6 km
Weather
Late-September, Blackpool
15°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
55%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 55% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Adam Barker04:08:5011.6 km/h
02Mariusz Kovacs04:14:0511.4 km/h
03Santa Rumniece04:19:5311.2 km/h
109
Finishers
6:06:49
Median time
7.9 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserFylde Coast Runners (Lancashire Trails)
Websitelancashiretrails.com
Instagram@lancashiretrails
Running since2023
Training
Training for the Tower to Castle ULTRA 30
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 Tower to Castle ULTRA 30 plan targets
Typical sessions
48 km with 194 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
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