Date
Fri, 4 Dec 2026
Start
21:00
Venue
Açor Arena, Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel
Vila Franca do Campo
Countdown
December
A 108 km point-to-point that starts at 21:00, so you run into the night with a long way still to go. Plenty of climbing, and a 26-hour cut-off to work with.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18 by 31 December 2026
0226-hour cut-off
03Non-stop point-to-point, starts at night
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The course
The route
Vila Franca do Campo
Distance108km
Total climb6,128m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate84.9 km
Weather
Early-December, Vila Franca do Campo
18°CTypical high
16°CTypical low
14°CColdest in 20 years
51%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 16°C, but it has dropped to 14°C. Rain on 51% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Rachel LAIDLER19:07:105.6 km/h
02Vera REIS19:50:285.4 km/h
03Greeta SODERHOLM19:56:445.4 km/h
4
Women finishers
19:53:36
Median time
5.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAssociação Portas do Mar (APM) and Clube Açoriano de Todo o Terreno e Turismo (CATTT); 2026 technical direction by AnsiBikers.
Websiteepictrailazores.com
Instagram@epictrailrunazores
Running since2015
Training
Training for the EPIC Trail Run Azores 108 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 EPIC Trail Run Azores 108 km plan targets
Typical sessions
108 km with 6,128 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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