Ultra X Wales 2025

Welcome to Wales! 🐉 Yes, welcome to the Welsh lands of the Red Dragon for an incredible event 🔥. The Welsh are eagerly awaiting you at the end of July for an amazing race: the Ultra X Wales. This race is part of the global UTMB circuit and brings together trail enthusiasts from around the world! To give you a quick context, Ultra X is an organization behind several major races such as Ultra X Slovenia, Ultra X England, and many other fantastic destinations 😎. In short, they master the organization of major events with a magic wand 🪄. Speaking of wand, the landscapes you will see are almost magical! 🔮 The races will take place in the south of the Snowdonia National Park, which encompasses the highest mountains in the region. It's a unique location with raw and wild nature 🍃. You will discover breathtaking landscapes... 😮‍💨 Well, we hope you'll still have some breath left to run, it's important 🤪.

Enough jokes, it's time to get serious: the distances 🫡. Let's start with the baby of the event: the Ultra X 25 km and 715 mD+ 🍼. It's a great distance that requires good preparation but remains accessible to amateur runners 💪. The second race is the Ultra X 50 km and 1,830 mD+ , your legs will get a good workout 🥵. The third and penultimate distance doesn't lack difficulty either: the Ultra X 60 km and 2,554 mD+ , it’s starting to add up 🤠. But the worst, or the best 😉, is the last and most prestigious distance: the Ultra X 110 km and 3,384 mD+ 👑. This challenge consists of completing the 60 km and 50 km loop in the form of two stages 🤞. It’s a distance that requires experience and training 🏃‍♀️, as the difficulty level may be high in some parts of the course ↗️. Despite all the sweat, sometimes even the pain you might feel 🥹, remember to keep your eyes wide open 🤩. It won't happen every day to be in the heart of such beautiful landscapes ❤️.

And once your effort is over, you can switch from runner mode to tourist mode, because there's plenty to do in the "Land of Castles" 🏛️. You can start with a historical point by visiting castles like the Caernarfon Castle or the Conwy Castle 🏰. You'll live the castle life 👸. Then, we recommend taking the Ffestiniog Railway, a magnificent steam train reminiscent of the Hogwarts Express🚂. To continue your journey 🧳, enjoy the local delicacies such as Welsh Rarebit or Cawl 🍽️. You will feast! And wait, how could we forget? 😱 If you're in Wales, how can we not tell you to see a rugby match 🏉. It's the national sport, a true tradition for the Welsh! 😍 The Principality Stadium in Cardiff is one of the most iconic stadiums in Europe 🏟️.

So, grab your cleats and join the Ultra X Wales scrum... 🥾 That being said, we advise keeping your sneakers on, because cleats might be annoying for running fast... 👟