Snowdonia Half Marathon

Snowdonia Half Marathon

Llanrwst, United Kingdom · Sunday 9 May 2027

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Adjusted Time

2:01:57

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Time difference: +17.0 minutes compared to an average road half marathon.

Course Details

Elevation Gain559m
Elevation High317m
Elevation Low7m

Typical Race-Day Weather

High15°C
Low9°C
Rained on race day60% of years

Average for this date over the last 8 years.

Snowdonia Half Marathon course route, from the mapped course on GoAndRace.

How hard is Snowdonia Half Marathon?

Difficultharder than 90% of half marathons
Flattest / easiestHardest

On our difficulty model, Snowdonia Half Marathon plays about 13 minutes slower than an average road half marathon for a 1:30 runner. It ranks #62 hardest of 650 half marathons we analyse, and #24 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 Snowdonia 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 timeOn Snowdonia Half MarathonDifference
1:30:001:42:57+12:57
1:45:002:01:57+16:57
2:00:002:21:17+21:17
2:15:002:40:56+25:56
2:30:003:00:51+30:51
2:45:003:21:04+36:04
3:00:003:41:33+41:33

Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.

Snowdonia Half Marathon 2027 Course Analysis

Snowdonia Half Marathon is a half marathon held in Llanrwst, United Kingdom. It is scheduled for Sunday 9 May 2027. The course is run on road surface with 559m of total climbing, with its high point near 317m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Snowdonia Half Marathon website.

Course map

Snowdonia 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 559m of total climbing, it is hillier than 98% of the 650 half marathons we rate. The hills will cost time: pace the climbs on effort, not on the watch.

0m180m360m0 km5101520
Highest point 317m at km 7.5, lowest 6m. The biggest climb gains 173m, from km 1.5 to km 3.6. From the mapped course (21.1 km) on GoAndRace.

Race-day weather

Over the last 5 years this May date has averaged a high of 15°C and a low of 9°C. That is cooler than 79% of the half marathons we track.

On 9 May over the last 5 years, the high ranged from 9°C (2019) to 20°C (2024), so pack for either. It rained on 3 of those 5 days.

Weather on 9 May in each of the last 5 years at Snowdonia Half Marathon
9 MayHighLowRainWind
202614°C8°C4 h16 km/h
202420°C9°Cdry11 km/h
202115°C10°C1 h31 km/h
202020°C10°Cdry7 km/h
20199°C7°C23 h14 km/h

Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.

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