Date
Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Start
10:00
Venue
Cité médiévale, Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor
Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor
Countdown
December
The classic Menestrail: a 26 km point-to-point trail run with a mid-morning start, a sensible step up from the short races.
Key facts
01Open to juniors and older (born 2008 or earlier)
02Online PPS validation needed, or an athletics licence
Create a free training plan for the MENESTRAIL 26 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Moncontour
Distance26km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate25.4 km
Weather
Early-December, Moncontour
10°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
59%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 59% 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 MENESTRAIL 26 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 MENESTRAIL 26 km plan targets
Typical sessions
26 km
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 MENESTRAIL 26 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
Other races at MENESTRAIL
More events in December in France
L'écir hivernalSat, 5 Dec 2026 · Murat→MENESTRAILSat, 5 Dec 2026 · Moncontour→L'Hivernale des TempliersSun, 6 Dec 2026 · Roquefort-sur-Soulzon→L'Hivernale des Templiers – Marathon de l'OrchisSun, 6 Dec 2026 · Start: in front of the church→Les 40 BossesSun, 6 Dec 2026 · Saint-Leu-la-Forêt→Trail de Ménilles Vallée d'EureSun, 6 Dec 2026 · Ménilles→
