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Pen Llyn Ultra Summer Edition

Name: Pen Llyn Ultra Summer Edition
Start: 2025-07-04
End: 2025-07-05
Location: Pwllheli

Pwllheli, United Kingdom • 4-5 Jul 2025

The Pen Llyn Ultra Summer Edition, known as the Wales Ultra Trail (WAUT), is a challenging ultra marathon event held in the remote coastal areas of North Wales. It offers distances of 50 miles, 100 miles, and a 100-mile pairs race along the rugged Wales Ultra Trail Coastal Path. The course is fully waymarked with night markers and marshalled routes, featuring well-stocked aid stations and drop bag facilities.

Participants receive ITRA points, gender-specific event T-shirts, finisher medals, and enjoy live GPS tracking. The event emphasizes safety with medical support and welfare teams, creating a "beautifully brutal" yet supportive atmosphere for ultra runners seeking a memorable adventure. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom Wales Pwllheli

Race information

Website

100 mi

Wales Ultra Trail 100m

100 mi

Wales Ultra Trail 100m Pairs

50 mi

Wales Ultra Trail 50m

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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