
OTT Trail Marathon
26.2 miles -
Brecon Beacons
Date
April/May 2024 (Date coming soon)
Registration opens
Race briefing –
Race Start –
Cost
Affiliated Runners
£40
Non Affiliated Runners
£42
Location
Parkwood Outdoors,
Dolygaer,
Merthyr Tydfil,
CF48 2UR
The Trail Marathon
Trail Marathon within the fantastic Brecon Beacons. Start and Finish at Parkwood – this looped course takes in Pen Y Fan from Graig Fan Ddu before heading up Fan Y Big before heading over to Talybont Reservoir for the final climb up Tor y Foel. A love for the following are a must:- Mountains Trails Compulsory Kit, Trail Shoes, Mud Fun Free T Shirt, Cake and a medal included in price.
You’ll need the following compulsory kit on the day:
Mobile phone(fully Charged at the start)
Hydration (minimum of 1 liter)
Foil blanket or Bivi Bag
Food & Emergency Rations (400 Cals emergency rations)
Basic 1st aid kit
Head torch or torch
Compass
Whistle
Waterproof jacket and trousers (Tapped seems)
Warm Layer, hat, and Gloves
Head torch
Bag/Ruck Sack
There are 5 checkpoints for the race, 4 will have water and food available:
– Checkpoint 1 at 7 miles.
– Checkpoint 2 at 14.5 miles
– Checkpoint 3 at 20.5 miles.
The cutoff for this event is 15:00 at checkpoint 3. This is 6 hours after the start of the race, so a pace of 20mins/mile or quicker is required of entrants.