Date
Sat, 4 Sept 2027
Start
10:00
Venue
Grächen, Switzerland
Grächen, Visp
Countdown
September
A proper mountain run out of Grächen: 18.6 km with nearly 1,450 m of climbing, so expect steep ground and plenty of walking. A small field and a generous time limit.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18
028-hour time limit
03Mountain running or hiking experience recommended
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The course
The route
Grächen
Distance18.6km
Total climb1,449m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate17.9 km
Weather
Early-September, Grächen
16°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
48%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 48% 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
01Maria Christen01:50:5110.1 km/h
02Hannah Russell02:03:599.0 km/h
03Sara Vogler02:33:247.3 km/h
28
Women finishers
3:28:42
Median time
5.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Grächen Berglauf
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 Grächen Berglauf plan targets
Typical sessions
19 km with 1,449 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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