Date
Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Start
09:40
Venue
Cité médiévale, Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor
Moncontour, Côtes-d'Armor
Countdown
December
The Tour du Courtil is the short, friendly one: 8 km on trails, open to teenagers and a good way to try the Menestrail.
Key facts
01Open from cadet age (born 2011 or earlier)
02Cadets have their own start at 09:30, everyone else at 09:40
03Online PPS validation needed, or an athletics licence
Create a free training plan for the MENESTRAIL 8 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Moncontour
Distance8km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate8.1 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
Organiser
Training
Training for the MENESTRAIL 8 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 8 km plan targets
Typical sessions
8 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 8 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
Other races at MENESTRAIL
More events in December in France
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→Trail de Ménilles Vallée d'EureSun, 6 Dec 2026 · Ménilles→Trail de Noël des SaisiesExpected Early December 2026 · Hauteluce→Genep'TrailSat, 12 Dec 2026 · Huez→Trail de PorticcioExpected Mid December 2026 · Porticcio→
