Date
Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Start
16:30
Venue
Murat, Cantal, France
Murat, Cantal
Countdown
December
A 20 km winter trail in the Cantal that starts at 16:30, so you finish running into the dark. Modest climbing, and a run that rewards a good head torch.
Key facts
01Semi-nocturnal: the run carries on into darkness, so plan your light
02Part of the Massif Cantalien Trail series (course 4)
03Solo entry, with results also ranked by age group and sex
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The course
The route
Murat
Distance20km
Total climb640m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate19.8 km
Weather
Early-December, Murat
5°CTypical high
-2°CTypical low
-13°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 5°C and lows around -2°C, but it has dropped to -13°C. Rain on 46% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the L'écir hivernal
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 L'écir hivernal plan targets
Typical sessions
20 km with 640 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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