Pier2Pier Half Marathon
Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom · Sunday 21 March 2027
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Adjusted Time
1:44:55
Time difference: -0.1 minutes compared to an average road half marathon.
Course Details
Typical Race-Day Weather
Average for this date over the last 8 years.
Pier2Pier Half Marathon course route, from the mapped course on GoAndRace.
How hard is Pier2Pier Half Marathon?
On our difficulty model, Pier2Pier Half Marathon plays about even with an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #360 hardest of 650 half marathons we analyse, and #69 of 113 in United Kingdom. Use the calculator above to see the exact adjusted time for your own goal pace.
What will you run at Pier2Pier Half Marathon?
Estimated finish times on this course versus the same effort on an average road half marathon, based on its elevation, surface, and expected race-day temperature.
| Average-course time | On Pier2Pier Half Marathon | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30:00 | 1:29:30 | −00:30 |
| 1:45:00 | 1:44:55 | −00:05 |
| 2:00:00 | 2:00:21 | +00:21 |
| 2:15:00 | 2:15:49 | +00:49 |
| 2:30:00 | 2:31:19 | +01:19 |
| 2:45:00 | 2:46:50 | +01:50 |
| 3:00:00 | 3:02:24 | +02:24 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Pier2Pier Half Marathon 2027 Course Analysis
Pier2Pier Half Marathon is a half marathon held in Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom. It is scheduled for Sunday 21 March 2027. The course is run on road surface with 152m of total climbing, with its high point near 57m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Pier2Pier Half Marathon website.
Course map
Pier2Pier Half Marathon is run as a loop: the course starts and finishes in the same place. The race map above shows the full route (21.1 km as mapped), with the start and finish.
Climbing
At 152m of total climbing, it is hillier than 69% of the 650 half marathons we rate.
Race-day weather
Over the last 8 years this March date has averaged a high of 12°C and a low of 6°C. That is cooler than 91% of the half marathons we track.
On 21 March over the last 8 years, the high ranged from 6°C (2021) to 16°C (2020), so pack for either. It rained on 5 of those 8 days.
| 21 March | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9°C | 5°C | 11 h | 42 km/h |
| 2025 | 16°C | 7°C | dry | 9 km/h |
| 2024 | 16°C | 12°C | 8 h | 33 km/h |
| 2023 | 11°C | 5°C | 11 h | 45 km/h |
| 2022 | 15°C | 6°C | 4 h | 27 km/h |
| 2021 | 6°C | 0°C | 10 h | 16 km/h |
| 2020 | 16°C | 10°C | dry | 13 km/h |
| 2019 | 11°C | 2°C | dry | 15 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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