Run Walk Crawl The Dragon 50 Mile Ultra Marathon in South Wales in July

The The Dragon 50 is a 79.00km-km ultra-marathon held in July, located in Glamorgan, Wales. This event features a challenging course with 1041metres meters of elevation gain, including 0 categorised climbs, the largest being 0metres meters over 0.00km km.

Participants will navigate a a to b route across road terrain, supported by 5 aid stations spaced roughly every 16km km. The average temperature during the race is 17c°C, ideal for tackling the course.

Organized by Run Walk Crawl, the race has a cut-off time of 16hours hours, with entry fee of £90.

For more details, check below and download the GPX route file to start planning your adventure today!

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Distance
79.00km
Elevation
1041metres
Month
121.49
Last modified
01/20/2026 - 10:00
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General Info

Organiser
Year Started
2019
Race county state
Race nearest town city
Race national park

Distance and Elevation

Race distance type
Race elevation type
Race elevation per km
13m/km
Race max elevation
67metres
Race lowest elevation
0metres
Race low high height diff
67 metres
Race uphill amount
38%
Race downhill amount
39%
Race flat amount
22%
Race steepest downhill amount
30%
Race steepest hill amount
15%
Race trajectory
down hill
Race trajectory difference
-24 metres
Race average altitude
15metres

Climbing

Race cat climb amounts
0
Race cat climbs total length
0.00km
Race avg cat climb elev
0metres
Race avg cat climb length
0.00km
Race avg category climb
0.00/4
Race cat biggest climb elevation
0metres
Race cat biggest climb length
0.00km
Race cat climb every km
0km

Navigation and Route

Race direction type
Race navigation type
Race ground type
Race views
countryside
hills
oceans
Race route
Wales Coast Path 1400km Long Distance Trail

Timing and Cut-offs

Race days
1
Race days type
Race start time type
morning
Race time of day
Race finish cut-off time
16hours
Race time between CPs
2 hours
Race pace to finish
12 minutes 31 seconds
Race pace to finish decimal
12.31min/km
Race pace speed to finish
4.79kmh
Race time of week

Checkpoints and Support

Race support types
Race checkpoints amount
5
Race checkpoints distance
16km
Race checkpoints per 100km
6.30checkpoints/100km

Environmental Conditions

Average Temp
17c
Race temperature type
Race season held
Race beauty types rating
Race country biodiversity ranking
142/201

Participants and Entry

Race utmb stones
0 stones
Race participant amount
150
Race entry type
Race entry fee
£90
Race entry fee per km
£1.13/km

Performance and Difficulty

Race kilometer effort
88km-effort
Race DNF rate
6%
Race minimum experience
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