Date
Sat, 4 Sept 2027
Start
06:15
Venue
Cae Llan/Village Green, Station Road, Betws-y-Coed
Betws-y-coed, Conwy
Countdown
September
The 50-mile Snowdon ultra: a big day in the mountains, with a 20-hour cut-off and a route you have to navigate yourself. Runners need real ultra and hill experience.
Key facts
01Entry is reviewed individually: minimum age 20, previous ultra and mountain experience
0220-hour cut-off across 5 checkpoints
03Mountain navigation needed, so you must find your own way
Create a free training plan for the Yr Wyddfa Ultra 50 72 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Betws-y-coed
Distance72km
Total climb3,254m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate69.5 km
Weather
Early-September, Betws-y-coed
17°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
61%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 61% 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 Yr Wyddfa Ultra 50 72 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 Yr Wyddfa Ultra 50 72 km plan targets
Typical sessions
72 km with 3,254 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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Get your Yr Wyddfa Ultra 50 72 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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