Date
Sat, 22 May 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Louisburgh GAA pitch, Louisburgh, County Mayo
Louisburgh, County Mayo
Countdown
May
A 50-mile road run out of Louisburgh in a single loop, with only 808 m of climbing over 80 km. Fast legs and steady pacing matter more than hills, and the field is small.
Key facts
0111-hour finish cut-off
02Killeen checkpoint cut-off at 16:00
03Single loop, starting and finishing at Louisburgh GAA Pitch
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The course
The route
Louisburgh
Distance80km
Total climb808m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate79.5 km
Weather
Late-May, Louisburgh
13°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 6°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
Training
Training for the Wild Atlantic 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 Wild Atlantic Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 808 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
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
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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