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Dragon Coastal 50K

Dragon Coastal Races series

Next edition: Sunday, 1 August 2027Ogmore-by-Sea to Cardiff Bay, Wales

The nominal 50K Dragon Coastal race from Ogmore-by-Sea to Cardiff, with its shorter checkpoint-table measurement kept explicit.

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Distance30 mi

Ascent831m

Climb / km17.2m

Cutoff14h

Cutoff pace17:24/km

TechnicalityUnknown

Entry£55

FormatPoint-to-point

Next edition

1 August 2027

This is the most relevant confirmed edition currently held for the permanent race family. Edition-specific facts should still be checked against the final organiser instructions.

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Race For You difficulty

3.3/ 10

Beginner-friendly

Moderate evidence confidence · 67% evidence coverage

This score is driven most by balanced overall demands. Difficulty V2's separate time-limit modifier adds 0.00 points here and is capped at 0.70; a broad limit cannot erase extreme intrinsic demand. This is independent of the public Cutoff Pressure V2 band.

Weather, conditions and individual preparation can change the real difficulty significantly.

How the score works

Distance2.9 out of 10

Climbing2.7 out of 10

Technicality5.5 out of 10

Accumulated burden1.9 out of 10

Exposure & support4.9 out of 10

Course analysis

What shapes this race

The course combines trail, coastal, mixed terrain.

trailcoastalmixed

17.2m per km

A more useful comparison than total ascent alone: it shows how consistently the course asks you to climb.

Cutoff analysis

Lower pressure

To finish inside 14h, the raw average required is 17:24 per kilometre (28:00 per mile), including every stop.

17:24/km

Lower pressure

Cutoff pressure compares the published time limit with distance, ascent and verified course demands. Lower pressure does not mean the race is easy. Raw pace includes checkpoints, food stops, navigation errors and any sleep; it is not a pacing plan.

Who this suits

First ultra?

There is not enough verified information to assess first-ultra suitability yet.

Navigation

partially marked

Do not assume closed-road-race levels of signage. Know the organiser’s navigation requirements and keep the official route available.

Exposure & kit

unknown kit

Night-running exposure has not been verified for this edition. Check the organiser’s latest schedule, route information and final kit rules.

Personal race predictor

Will you make the cutoff?

Use a previous result to estimate a realistic range for Dragon Coastal 50K, your potential buffer and the biggest change in demand.

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Practical detail

Support & logistics

Aid stations4 listed

Support levelaid stations

Logistics are only shown where currently recorded. Confirm parking, transport, crew access and final aid-station plans with the organiser.

Latest verification

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Data High

The nominal 50K product is retained as an explicit approximately-50K threshold case. Its official checkpoint table totals only 30 miles/48.3K; that measured value is displayed rather than inflated to 50K. The 1 August 2027 date, 831m, 14 hours, four checkpoints and £55 are edition-specific.

Successful source check: 3 Sept 2026
Catalogue record updated: 3 Sept 2026
Official source: Available

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