DateExpected
Mid August 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Plaine des sports, Auzat
Auzat, Ariège
Countdown
August
A vertical kilometre: 3.5 km straight up from Goulier to the Pic du Sarrasi, 1,050 m of climbing, and you only run the way up. Hands-on-knees stuff.
Key facts
01Uphill only: the descent is not part of the race
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The course
The route
Auzat
Distance3.5km
Total climb1,050m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate3.3 km
Weather
Mid-August, Auzat
28°CTypical high
14°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
30%Days with rain
Highs around 28°C and lows around 14°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 30% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Anna MAZEL00:50:434.1 km/h
02Elise GUILLOT00:51:464.1 km/h
03Marie-Noëlle BOURGEOIS00:53:034.0 km/h
28
Women finishers
1:06:18
Median time
3.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAssociation CAP Montcalm
Websitechallenge-du-montcalm.com
Instagram@challenge_montcalm
Running since1990
Training
Training for the Challenge du Montcalm 4 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 Challenge du Montcalm 4 km plan targets
Typical sessions
4 km with 1,050 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
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
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