Black Sheep Events Billy Kenny 5K
A fast, flat five kilometres from Plas Heli in Pwllheli on a September evening, runners and walkers together. Road and promenade, not trail, and a Triple Crown qualifier.
5K
3 miles
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The course
What you’re in for
A fast, flat 5km from Plas Heli in Pwllheli at seven on a September evening, runners and walkers together, with a medal at the end and a place in the Black Sheep Triple Crown for those collecting the set. Road and promenade rather than trail, so it is the odd one out in this list — but it is the club's evening race, and for a lot of the Llŷn field it is the first Black Sheep event they ever do.
Terrain and trail
Promenade and pavement along the Pwllheli seafront, flat and quick. A road shoe.
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Common questions
- The Billy Kenny 5K is one distance: 5K (3.1 miles).