EnduranceLife Gower Half Marathon

The EnduranceLife Gower Half Marathon starts and finishes at Oxwich Bay, taking in a longer stretch of the Gower Peninsula's coastline than the accompanying 10k. Like the shorter race, the course runs entirely off-road, crossing a demanding mix of grass, moorland, beach and rock as it follows clifftop paths, dune systems and sections of open downland around this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The extra distance brings considerably more climbing than the 10k, with sustained undulating sections along the cliffs interspersed with flatter stretches through woodland and along the beaches. Underfoot conditions vary throughout, from firm grassy tracks to soft sand and rocky coastal trail, and the course is considered genuinely strenuous rather than a fast road-style half marathon. Starting mid-morning, after the marathon and ultra distances have already set off earlier, it offers a serious but more manageable taste of Gower's coastal terrain.