Date
Sun, 30 May 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
MaXi-Village, Parking des Marquisats, Annecy
Annecy, Haute-Savoie
Countdown
May
A marathon-length loop out of Annecy, taking in the Semnoz. It has 1,700 m of climbing, so it's a solid day but a reachable one.
Key facts
01No minimum level required to enter
02Maximum time is 8 h 10 min
03Staggered starts run from 06:00 to 06:40
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The course
The route
Annecy
Distance40km
Total climb1,700m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate36.5 km
Weather
Late-May, Annecy
19°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
54%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 54% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01CHELLOUG Manon03:56:0410.2 km/h
02SIRIC Ivana04:00:1510.0 km/h
03MITON Oriane04:05:019.8 km/h
422
Women finishers
5:57:37
Median time
6.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserMaXi-Event's, with MaXi-Team association
Websitemaxi-race.org
Instagram@maxi_race
Running since2011
Training
Training for the MaXi-Race du lac d'Annecy 40 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.
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Typical sessions
40 km with 1,700 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
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