Gwybodaeth Diwrnod y Ras / Race Day Information
Ras Copaon 1000m Cymru – Welsh 1000m Peaks Race
Saturday 31 May 2025
Advance entry online ONLY – Entries TBC
| Distance | Ascent | WFRA Categories * | Entry Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Course – Five (5) 1000m Peaks | 32.5 km / 20 miles | 2870m | AL / SER / NS / LK | TBC |
| Short Course – Three (3) 1000m Peaks | 13km / 8 miles | 1550m | AM / SER / NS / LK | TBC |
** Long and Short Course allows for any Adult PAIR of competitors to run together; where only one competitor is required to meet all Previous Experience Requirements upon entry. The Adult PAIR must stay together at ALL times on the course.
*** Short Course allows a SOLO Adult (parent/legal guardian) to run with 1 Junior competitor (over 14 yrs); where only the parent/legal guardian is required to meet all Previous Experience Requirements upon entry. The ADULT/JUNIOR pair must stay together at ALL times on the course.
Race Entry Costs cover the following:
- Professional digital timing and tracking with Race Day Support
- Water/sweets/crisps at Ogwen Valley and Pen y Pass Checkpoints
- One-way transport from Llanberis to Long/Short Course starts
- Post-race hot and cold drinks/hot chips at Padarn Hotel (+ food/drink discounts available)
- Various category prizes
- Commemorative Finishers Medal for all
- Transport from Ogwen – Pen y Pass for competitors outside Cut Off
- Indoor Race Registration cafe/toilets Long Course start
- Essential Radio/Repeater communications for Race Marshals/Race Event Base
Welsh 1000m Peaks Race Day
* All timings subject to review for 2025
* Please remember your own safety pins for your race bib
Friday 30 May 2025
1700 - 1900 Race Registration – Llanberis Race Base
1915 Race Marshal Event Briefing – Llanberis Race Base
Saturday 31 May 2025
* Please note – there is no day parking available at Aber North Registration on Saturday morning (drop off only)
Aber North Race Registration – Aber Falls Distillery, Abergwyngregyn LL33 0LB (including toilets)
When entering online, you will be asked where you intend to arrive on Saturday morning (Llanberis or direct to NORTH Race Registration) and any known travel/parking plans.
0645 Long Course – Llanberis Race Base open for access/toilets (closes 0710)
0715 Long Course – Coach departs Llanberis Race Base (arrives Aber North Registration 0745)
0730 Long Course – Aber North Race Registration/Kit Check opens (closes 0815)
ALL runners will collect race bibs and timing wristbands from Aber North Race Registration
0820 Long Course - Pre-Start DIB and additional Kit Checks
0830 Long Course – START
0915 Short Course – Llanberis Race Registration/Kit Check open (closes 1000)
You must attend Race Registration in Llanberis – no direct arrivals to Ogwen Cottage permitted!
1010 Short Course – Pre-Start DIB and KIT CHECK to board coach - departs Llanberis (arrives Ogwen 1040 – including toilets)
1100 Short Course – START
1300 – Race Base open in Llanberis
1645 Prize Giving – Long and Short Courses (TBC)
Toilet Facilities
Public toilets and inside space are available at Llanberis Race Base and Aber North Race Registration. Public toilets are available near the start of the Short Course at Ogwen Cottage.
Travel to Llanberis – Race Base
All competitors are recommended to board the race transport coaches from Llanberis, to start the Long or Short Course. These key transport logistics are included in race costings, even if you choose to attend the Aber North Race Registration location directly.
There is no public parking available at Aber Falls Distillery for race day – short-stay parking only (for family/friends dropping off). Please do not expect to leave your car here for the day.
Please consider reducing car journeys and/or maximising passengers in vehicles when travelling to the race. Use of Sherpa’r Wyddfa buses is highly recommended. Competitors are encouraged to lift share with friends and other club runners. Please use the Welsh 1000m Peaks Race Facebook Page to communicate about potential lift shares. Bangor train station offers good links along the North Coast of Wales. If there’s demand, the race can help to coordinate group travel from Bangor Station on Friday 30 May, for anyone looking at train options.
Llanberis has a number of reasonably costed Gwynedd Council and privately owned Pay and Display Car Parks – please utilise the spaces here and avoid parking in residential streets or blocking access to private residences. There is NO parking available at Race Base itself (only for hotel guests).
Travel to Aber North Race Registration
There is no day-parking at this location. We expect most competitors wishing to register at this location to be ‘dropped off’ or arrive on foot etc. There is NO formal transport returning to Aber Falls Distillery at the end of your race, so please organise to be collected from Llanberis or any other logistics to ensure you can depart Llanberis safely.
Race Finish - Yr Wyddfa
The race finishes on the summit of Yr Wyddfa. Please note that Yr Wyddfa Visitor Centre Café is not always open. Competitors must have sufficient energy/water and the ‘Minimum Race Kit’ extra layers available at the summit, and for the descent from Yr Wyddfa. There should be no reliance on Race Marshals being able to provide food/drink/shelter by default. Provision is made for unforeseen circumstances, and this is very limited. Competitors are not able to purchase ‘single descent’ tickets from Snowdon Mountain Railway, descent is made on foot.
Race Wristbands MUST be handed to a Race Marshal at the finish on Yr Wyddfa. You can also return Race Numbers/pins at Race Event Base for re-use/recycling.
Descent to Llanberis
The most straightforward route back to Llanberis is to descend the Llanberis Path on foot (4.5 miles descent). It is strongly advised to team up with other competitors for company on descent, the leg muscles will be tired and the weather may be very hot or very wet; look out for your fellow competitors! If competitors choose to use other routes (Pyg Track, Miners Track for example), please be prepared to pay for any public bus/taxi to return to Llanberis, as needed. It is not possible to be collected at Pen y Pass car park due to the congestion this causes – private cars are not allowed to ‘wait’ without booking parking in advance.
Please note the timing/tracking of competitors ceases at the summit of Yr Wyddfa and you are responsible for your descent from the finish location. Please use your personal judgement and experience to ensure sensible descent, based on your physical condition, the weather, time of day and be respectful of the energy you have expended during the race. An easy walk down is the best way to ‘cool down’, but keep muscles moving to avoid cramp.
Food and Drink at Race Base – Llanberis
When returning to Race Event Base, competitors will receive a free hot/cold drink and generous portion of hot chips (V/VG/GF/DF). Further food and drink discounts will be available for competitors and families/friends. Come back and meet other competitors again, see the live race timing information and support those receiving any prizes. Stay a while and celebrate your achievements!
Prize Giving – approx. 1645 TBC
Please stay and support competitors in the Prize Giving. Various prizes will be awarded to: