Date
Sun, 22 Nov 2026
Start
07:30
Venue
Residence Serra La Nave, Serra La Nave
Ragalna, Catania
Countdown
November
The long one on Etna's slopes: 42 km with 1,960 m of climbing, a proper day out for runners who want a real mountain marathon-length test.
Key facts
01Time limit is 8h45 for the full 42 km
02Time gate at km 34: be through within 7 hours
03Needs ACSI, FIDAL or RUNCARD membership plus a competitive medical certificate
Create a free training plan for the Gran Trail dell'Etna 42 km
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The course
The route
Ragalna
Distance42km
Total climb1,960m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate38.5 km
Weather
Late-November, Ragalna
18°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
40%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 40% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01DEMATTEIS Enrica04:21:049.7 km/h
02EMMI Laura04:21:049.7 km/h
03DEMATTEIS Luisa04:38:309.0 km/h
10
Women finishers
5:42:56
Median time
7.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserEtna Freesport & Emotion – Triscele Trailers – A.S.D. Ecotrail Sicilia
Websitegrantrailetna.com
Instagram@asdecotrailsicilia
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Gran Trail dell'Etna 42 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 Gran Trail dell'Etna 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,960 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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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