Date
Sat, 21 Nov 2026
Start
08:30
Venue
Zénith d'Auvergne, Cournon-d'Auvergne
Cournon-d'Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme
Countdown
November
The long one of the GOAT weekend: 43 km and 1,450 m of climbing in one loop, which is a solid day out but not a brutal one. Run it solo or split it with a partner.
Key facts
01Solo and two-person relay start together at 08:30
02Relay handoff is at km 25, at aid station 2
03Runners must be born before 31/12/2007
Create a free training plan for the Grand Origine Auvergne Trail (GOAT) 43 km
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The course
The route
Cournon-d'Auvergne
Distance43km
Total climb1,450m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate43.2 km
Weather
Late-November, Cournon-d'Auvergne
8°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-9°CColdest in 20 years
39%Days with rain
Highs around 8°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -9°C. Rain on 39% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01HOARAU Anne04:03:3910.6 km/h
02ROS Fabienne04:28:269.6 km/h
03MERLE Christel05:09:268.3 km/h
19
Women finishers
5:43:00
Median time
7.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Grand Origine Auvergne Trail (GOAT) 43 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 Grand Origine Auvergne Trail (GOAT) 43 km plan targets
Typical sessions
43 km with 1,450 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
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