DateExpected
Mid January 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Thor Park, Genk, Belgium
Genk, Hasselt
Countdown
January
The long one: 28 km on a single loop, with modest climbing for the distance. Winter trail running with the time to settle in, and the earliest start of the day.
Key facts
01Finish limit is 16:30, so you have 3.5 hours from the 13:00 start, about 7:30 min/km
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The course
The route
Genk
Distance28km
Total climb222m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate28.1 km
Weather
Mid-January, Genk
5°CTypical high
0°CTypical low
-12°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 5°C and lows around 0°C, but it has dropped to -12°C. Rain on 44% 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
01Inge Smits02:26:1111.5 km/h
02Laura Emmerechts02:40:2910.5 km/h
03Merel De Blanc02:41:2010.4 km/h
24
Women finishers
2:51:36
Median time
9.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Coalminers' Trail Winter 28 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 Coalminers' Trail Winter 28 km plan targets
Typical sessions
28 km with 222 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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