Events/Championnat du Canigó

Championnat du Canigó 5 km

RunningPoint to point
DateExpected
Early August 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrénées-Orientales
Countdown
August

A short, steep vertical kilometre: 5.4 km and 1,000 m straight up to the Bonne Aiguë refuge. Hard from the first step, but over quickly.

Key facts
01Uphill only: the race ends at the Bonne Aiguë refuge
02You get yourself back down, there is no timed descent
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The course

The route

Vernet-les-Bains
Distance5.4km
Total climb1,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.5 km
Weather

Early-August, Vernet-les-Bains

29°CTypical high
15°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
26%Days with rain

Highs around 29°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 26% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Holly WOOTTEN00:54:385.9 km/h
02Marianne BOSCH--TORRES01:03:165.1 km/h
03Marjorie BELKA01:09:204.7 km/h
23
Women finishers
1:29:04
Median time
3.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAssociation Championnat Du Canigo
Running since1905
Training

Training for the Championnat du Canigó 5 km

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What a Championnat du Canigó 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km with 1,000 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
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Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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