Ultra Trail Snowdonia 50k, UTMB (UTS 50 2023) - The Most Beautiful 50K In The World?

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Ultra Trail Snowdonia 50k is an extreme trail ultramarathon, held by UTMB in North Wales. Having just DNF'd the Thames Path 100 a week before at mile 84, I was nervous about this one. Was I recovered and fresh enough to take on the demanding mountains and insane elevation gain? I drove up to Wales to find out.
This video documents my experience taking on UTS 50.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - Race start to aid station 1
05:30 - Aid station 1 to Aid station 2
09:06 - Aid station 3 to National Slate Museum Finish
14:28 - Conclusion
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@runningcafe1 5 месяцев назад

For a more detailed, written account of the race, check out my blog post here: www.runningcafe.online/post/ultratrailsnowdonia50 All of the gear I use for running, and to make my videos, is linked in the description. 👟 🎥

@PanosAnas7 Год назад

hurrah!!! Great run, Great video, you inspire us mate !

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thank you so much!!

@DM_RUNNING Год назад

Great film, awesome run 👏🏃‍♂️💪

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks Daniel!

@mijzzzz Год назад

Well done you,love your positive attitude!

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thank you!

@30somethingmike Год назад

Smashing video Craig and great run. Those views were insane!!!

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers Mike, the views were unbelievable. Loved it. See you at Endure 24!

@richardantrobus7186 Год назад

great work on your run and capturing the amazing day. I can say everyone felt the heat that day... even at the front of the field people were really working on that last climb

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks Richard, it was an amazing run for sure. You're right about the heat, it was pretty intense. I saw lots of people struggle on the last climb and take a few minutes to chill

@mark2rob Год назад

Great video Craig. Some races are for getting good times but with spectacular scenery like this and amazing weather you were right not to push too hard and have a more enjoyable day. Well done.

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers Mark. I agree, it's better to take your time sometimes especially when the weather is particularly brutal!

@jamesbarnes9469 Год назад

Great video Craig! The scenery looked stunning! It sure looked busy in places! 😲 Well done for getting it done. Think I’ll have a look at this one next year. 👍

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers James. The scenery was unreal, I couldn't believe my eyes at certain points. Loved this one, and I highly recommend it if you get a chance!

@michaelday1896 Год назад

Wow such a great race and good placement. Great video

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers Michael. This was definitely one of my favourite races yet

@juliemckie72 Год назад

Congratulations, looks like you had a blast!! Hope your legs are feeling ok after your amazing recent efforts 🎉 Excited to see what’s next for you

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks Julie, it was a blast taking this race on. Legs okay now thanks! Next up for me in terms of a big one is the Mozart 100 in Austria!

@philrunshills154 Год назад

Nice video Craig. I chatted to you a few times en route, good luck at the Mozart 100,!

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks Phil. I remember our chats, it was a pleasure meeting you out on the course. Hope you enjoyed it. I'm nervous but excited for Mozart 100, let's see what happens!

@leerunsultras Год назад

Looked epic that mate, and a qeek after the 100 attempt. Bonkers

@runningcafe1 Год назад

It was an awesome race mate, you'd love this one if you haven't yet done it. Hope trainings going well

@mattb6873 Год назад

Crazy busy for a trail race! Congrats

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Agreed, there was about 1,100 starters for the 50k which is an insane amount of people. Good to see a great turnout!

@wildgingerruns Год назад

Nice film! Love the fly through and gradient profile at the beginning too. My last ultra was a DNF too so it was great to complete this one, well done on your race! Claire

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Hey Claire, thanks for the kind words. Congratulations to you for smashing it, saw you at the start and you looked ready to go! I look forward to watching your vid on the race. Thanks!

@DevRunner Год назад

Stunning views! Thanks for taking us along for the journey!

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks Dev, they were stunning views for sure!

@Ripper218 Год назад

Great vid mate & well done!

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thank you!

@shaunnicholson5389 Год назад

Well done mate. Amazing to back up the Thames Path effort with this the following weekend. Incredible.

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers Shaun. Yeah, I was still pretty tired from the Thames Path to be honest but the views and insane terrain kept me awake and alert! Loved it

@racer125mx Год назад

So so lucky with the weather with have a video of snowdon on our channel, another great video. 👏🔥

@runningcafe1 Год назад

The weather was exceptional, we were lucky for sure

@recollir Год назад

Great video. Thx. You finished just a few minutes ahead of me. Saw you passing me on the last stretch after leaving CP3.

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers! Awesome. I hope you had an enjoyable race, it was an amazing day

@gingerwhiskyman7032 Год назад

Great footage, capturing the day brilliantly! I must have been just in front of you on descent down Pyg Track. A few of us passed mountain rescue crew taking a walker off the mountain. Not sure it was very good news at all from what we could tell 😢

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers! I absolutely loved the day, one of the best races I've ever had 👌 Hope you enjoyed it too. Oh no, that's awful to hear. It really is a tragic reality when it comes to doing these mountains; there are always risks involved. Thanks for watching fella

@maidstoneharriers5731 Год назад

Nice one Craig!

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks guys

@trailrunningphil Год назад

Great video mate

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers Phil

@FilmMyRun Год назад

That’s awesome. Looks like you ran the route in the opposite direction to what we did last year. Your weather was soooooo much nicer though! Incredible to see Snowdon without cloud! Well done on the finish. Not an easy race.

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks Stephen, it was a tough one for sure. I watched your video a few times as prep, and I soon realised the course had been turned around! Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing haha. Yeah, we lucked out with the weather it was unbelievable.

@anthonywilliams8087 3 месяца назад

Well done. It's a beautiful course. I may enter next year. My brother did the UTS 100km on the same day as you. Looked quite tough for everyone with the heat.

@runningcafe1 Месяц назад

Thanks. I'd highly recommend it, absolutely stunning course. Congrats to your brother. That is one hell of a race to take part in

@reluctantfellrunner Год назад

Fantastic effort. Great conditions for it. Best wishes on the next.

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers mate. It was awesome for sure!

@CharlotteJ-zf3mr Год назад

Well done again buddy!

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thank you 🙏

@jamstaa69 10 месяцев назад

Keep watching these videos, kicking myself at my mistakes that lead me to DNF as a time out at cp3.. lots of “if only had..” goes through my head. Booked in for next year! Where I’m gonna get it done! Hope I can run it as cleanly as you did. Well done, if I haven’t said it before 👏🏼🤞🏼

@runningcafe1 10 месяцев назад

Sorry to hear you got timed out, I know how it feels to DNF a race and want to put it right. It's a tough race and it was such a hot day in the 2023 edition. You'll smash it next year, have a great race when it rolls around 🙏

@jamstaa69 10 месяцев назад

@@runningcafe1 thanks, yeah was a very hot day.. now I know more about the course and terrain elevation I know my training was not enough.. so fingers crossed next year.. I've since done another Snowdon ultra and finished feeling quite strong, even with a slight IT band ache showing up, but it was about 1 mountain summit less in elevation. But more confident for UTS now I've completed something similar.. just a pain we have to wait a whole year between tries 🤣 🤞👍

@Axolotlvr711 Год назад

Great video, and I agree that heat was 🥵

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers! It was definitely a warm one

@anto_runs Год назад

Cracking effort especially in the heat! Genuine question - how much of it were you actually able to run?

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks Anthony! It would be very tough for me to put a percentage on it, but I'd say you could 'comfortably' run about 30% of it without there being some insane elevation gain or challenging terrain like bogs/mud pits etc. At the end, there was a long road of about 3 to 4 miles to the finish so that was a nice way to end the race i.e. some solid uninterrupted running

@conradburdekin722 Год назад

Brilliant stuff Craig. Do you think you’ll use the sticks on flat runs as well like Thames 100?

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Cheers Conrad. I definitely wouldn't use poles for flat races like Thames Path 100. I intend to use them only for longer races with significant elevation. That being said, if the course is incredibly muddy/boggy then I might consider using them but it really depends. They're incredibly light but they take some extra space and need to be carried the whole time, so I'm gonna be choosing my moments wisely

@PurePresentations Год назад

❤ Eryri.

@nicmarlow6388 Год назад

well that didn't look like effort for you at all! 🤣 huge well done, such a beautiful route and brutal climbs, just what a proper day out in the mountains should be like. What's next?

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks so much Nic, absolutely loved this one and I highly recommend it to any other trail runner! The views were exceptional, so they definitely helped through the long slogs. Next up on my schedule is Endure 24, which is a chilled version of a backyard ultra. But, the big race for me this year is Mozart 100 which is a 100k trail race in Austria in June. Nervous but excited!

@richardantrobus7186 Год назад

@@runningcafe1 I look forward to seeing your video on Mozart, hoping to be out there next year

@nicmarlow6388 Год назад

@@runningcafe1 ohh Mozart 100 sounds epic! Amazing, really look forward to hearing about that one and seeing how you get on :) best of luck!

@jamesherbert8089 Год назад

I done snowdon on the 14th may, we were wondering what the event was, so I take it this is it? Brilliant achievement

@runningcafe1 Год назад

This was the big event over the weekend, but there was also at least one other race going on too. Congrats on doing Snowdon 👌

@jamesherbert8089 Год назад

@@runningcafe1 tough challenge, fair play

@wetqerterterqyer Год назад

Made it look easy

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Haha, it definitely didn't feel easy the whole way through but the views got me through

@mornedercksen5445 9 месяцев назад

How did you find the cut off times ? I saw many say there is not a lot of grace on it.

@runningcafe1 9 месяцев назад

Cut off times were fine in my opinion. Biggest problem I heard from people was running out of water, particularly between aid stations 1 and 2. Only three aid stations after race start, and tonnes of climbing and it was a hot day.

@VELATRICK 2 месяца назад

I’m about to do this race next week, how much of the course is actually runnable? Or is 90% of it hiking the ascents/descents? Would love your help.

@runningcafe1 Месяц назад

Sorry for the late response. Hope the race was good and you enjoyed it

@UTMBWorldSeries Год назад

Congratulations. What was your favorite moment?

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Thanks guys. I loved the second massive climb up mount Snowdon, which was brutal yet beautiful. Fantastic event

@bardn5350 Год назад

You still said TAYMES, cancel Running Cafe! ;) Looked proper lush & clear and just a weekend after bagging 80+ miles!? Nutter. Definitely on my list ✅

@runningcafe1 Год назад

Let's start a petition to cancel Running Cafe. He needs to learn to speak the King's English properly!! It was a fantastic race. You should defo do this one!

@timshields8720 Год назад

Arghhhh, all those people with damn sticks. Hate them. Ruddy cheating, blocking the path, digging up the landscape and unnecessary extra weight to carry. Weak. Swim against the sheep mate. Just saying.

@runningcafe1 Год назад

I guess I cheated then, need to contact UTMB to get my time revoked

@timshields8720 Год назад

@@runningcafe1 just having you on mate. But also hopeful you don't start relying on them because it makes it easier for you. The races that you are doing shouldn't be a walk in the park. It's the challenge that is inspiring. Keep it up mate. Your vids are 👍 great.

@FuknNoName Год назад

They’re good sometimes, it was my first use too. Helpful on llanberis path steps up to bridge under tracks, top section of watkin before south ridge and then up to Foel Rudd but other than that a phaff and I stowed them. People got them out on the tarmac road climb out of llanberis when everyone was bunched up and it was horrible. I kept getting whacked by them and I accidentally stepped on a few and got a right glare off one girl.

@runningcafe1 Год назад

@@FuknNoName I did think it was a bit inappropriate for everyone to get them out at the tarmac climb out of llanberis when everyone was bunched up. They're good for saving your legs for when you're taking on a massive ascent. For me, I had knee pain from the Thames Path 100 a week before so they were very helpful. Definitely wouldn't use them every race but they were good for this one 🙏

@richardantrobus7186 Год назад

I was really thinking about taking my poles for this race... 25k I wouldn't have, 100k would have helped, in the end I was ok without although I was envious near the end of the race.