Date
Sun, 16 May 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Stade de Cherves, Cherves-Richemont, Val-de-Cognac
Val-de-Cognac, Charente
Countdown
May
The long one of the day: 25 km with a modest 600 m of climbing, so it's a steady run in the Charente rather than a mountain slog. Good step up from the shorter loops.
Create a free training plan for the Grand Trail de la Folle Blanche 25 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Val-de-Cognac
Distance25km
Total climb600m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate23.9 km
Weather
Mid-May, Val-de-Cognac
20°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 46% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
Training
Training for the Grand Trail de la Folle Blanche 25 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 Trail de la Folle Blanche 25 km plan targets
Typical sessions
25 km with 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
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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Get your Grand Trail de la Folle Blanche 25 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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