DateExpected
Early September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Plaza Mayor de Covaleda, Covaleda
Covaleda, Soria
Countdown
September
The big one at Desafío Urbión: 37 km round a single loop with 2,600 m of climbing. It's a proper mountain day, and you earn every bit of it.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18
02Cut-off of 12.5 km at 2 h 30 min, so don't go out slow
03Circular course, starting and finishing in the same place
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The course
The route
Covaleda
Distance37km
Total climb2,600m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate36.6 km
Weather
Early-September, Covaleda
25°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
20%Days with rain
Highs around 25°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 20% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01June VILLARROEL OLZA04:56:127.5 km/h
02Clesp DE LANUZA ESPLÈS04:57:157.5 km/h
03Eli GORDON05:13:227.1 km/h
51
Women finishers
6:48:52
Median time
5.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserClub Deportivo Desafío Urbión
Websitedesafiourbion.com
Instagram@desafiourbion
Running since2014
Training
Training for the Desafío Urbión 37 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 Desafío Urbión 37 km plan targets
Typical sessions
37 km with 2,600 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
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