DateExpected
Early July 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Valdo, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
Ponte / Zum Schtäg, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Countdown
July
The middle option: a marathon-plus mountain loop of 44 km with 2,700 m of climbing, hard enough to demand respect but with a gentler 9-hour limit than the ultra.
Key facts
019-hour limit with a time gate at the Morasco cableway
02Semi-autonomous: you carry what you need between aid points
03Age 18+ with a competitive medical certificate for high-altitude mountain running
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The course
The route
Ponte / Zum Schtäg
Distance44km
Total climb2,745m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate37.1 km
Weather
Early-July, Ponte / Zum Schtäg
17°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
61%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 61% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Sara LOCATELLI05:31:157.9 km/h
02Laura BARALE06:01:087.2 km/h
03Francesca MINOCCI06:06:567.1 km/h
20
Women finishers
7:58:32
Median time
5.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the BUT Formazza 44 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a BUT Formazza 44 km plan targets
Typical sessions
44 km with 2,745 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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