Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
El Pilar / Centro de Ocio El Molino, La Zarza
La Zarza, Extremadura
Countdown
October
A full day on the Extremadura hills: 50 km in a single loop, with 1,800 m of climbing that is steady rather than savage and 13 hours to get it done.
Key facts
01Cut-off at km 44.8 is 19:00; miss it and your day ends there
02Carry at least 1 L of water capacity, a reusable cup and a whistle
03Charged mobile phone and mountain shoes or boots are mandatory
Create a free training plan for the Leguas Serranas 50 km
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The course
The route
La Zarza
Distance50km
Total climb1,800m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate46.9 km
Weather
Late-October, La Zarza
23°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 35% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserClub de Senderismo Peñas Blancas, with the Ayuntamiento de La Zarza
Websitesenderismolazarza.com
Instagram@senderismopenasblancas
Running since2021
Training
Training for the Leguas Serranas 50 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 Leguas Serranas 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,800 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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