Beacons Trails Marathons Essentials

Venue

Race HQ, start and finish is Henderson Hall, Talybont-on-Usk, LD3 7YQ.

Event Date

Saturday 9th November 2024

Entry Fee

Entries are live, Click here to enter

Beacons Ultra: £75
Beacons Marathon: £55
Beacons Half: £35
Medal is included!

Minimum Age

Competitors for all distances must be 18 years old on the date of the event.

Max No. of Competitors

150 for each distance

Distances

Beacons Ultra: 47 miles (two laps of a 23.6 mile route)
Beacons Marathon: 26 miles
Beacons Half: 13 miles

Start Times

Beacons Ultra: 07:30
Beacons Marathon: 10:00
Beacons Half: 10:00

Cut Offs

Beacons Ultra: Your second lap must be started by 14:30 on 9th November, you must complete the race by 22:30
Beacons Marathon: You must be finished by 22:30
Beacons Half: N/A

Parking

There is strictly NO parking at the Race HQ or surrounding streets. Athletes must park in the official event car park located at the Cattle Market, Station Road, Talybont-on-Usk, LD3 7JE (8 minutes’ walk to race HQ)

There is a £5 fee payable on the gate which goes direct to the local community. Please help us by having the correct fee.

Checkpoints

START

Henderson Hall – Race HQ
Grid Ref: SO 11268 22883
What 3 Words: ///proper.summer.hawks

CP 1

Fire Road
Grid Ref: SO 09174 17224
What 3 Words: ///testing.unloads.short
Nutrition/Hydration: Water + Snacks
No access for crew/spectators
Distance (miles): Half: 7.4 / Marathon: 7.4 / Ultra: 7.4

CP 1a

Pen y Fan
Grid Ref: SO 01211 21579
What 3 Words: ///pinches.ticked.tenure
Nutrition/Hydration: n/a
Distance (miles): Half: n/a / Marathon: 15.9 / Ultra: n/a

CP 2

Cwmcynwyn
Grid Ref: SO 03797 23724
What 3 Words: ///blotchy.insiders.emperor
Nutrition/Hydration: Water + Snacks
No access for crew/spectators
Distance (miles): Half: n/a / Marathon: 16.7 / Ultra: 19.7

CP 3

Henderson Hall – Race HQ
Grid Ref: SO 11268 22883
What 3 Words: ///proper.summer.hawks
Distance (miles): Half: n/a / Marathon: n/a / Ultra: 23.6

FINISH

Henderson Hall – Race HQ
Grid Ref: SO 11268 22883
What 3 Words: ///proper.summer.hawks
Distance (miles): Half: 13.1 / Marathon: 26.3/ Ultra: n/a

CP 4

CP 5

FINISH

Henderson Hall – Race HQ
Grid Ref: SO 11268 22883
What 3 Words: ///proper.summer.hawks
Distance (miles): Half: n/a / Marathon: n/a / Ultra: 47.1

Supporters and crew MUST NOT travel to CP 1/2/4/5, CP 1/4 is on Natural Resources Wales land and is not accessible by the public, CP 2/5 is along a single track road.

There will be plenty of food, water and snacks for you at each checkpoint. There is no access to CP 1/2/4/5 however if you wish to have someone meet you to supply food and/or water on any other part of the route you’re welcome to. We suggest that friends and family that would like to see athletes along the route do so at - Llangynidr, Torpantau/Taf fechan Forest, Llanfrynach, Pencelli all of which have good road access and parking.

Results Online

We will be using Timing Monkey as our timing provider this year, the full results/timings etc. will be published shortly after the event.