DateExpected
Early October 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Schulhaus Hasenlehn start/finish area, Trubschachen, Bern
Trubschachen, Verwaltungskreis Emmental
Countdown
October
The shorter way up: 20 km of steady uphill, point to point, finishing on the Napf summit. Roughly 1,100 m of climbing means you run it as a climb, not a race against the clock.
Key facts
0114:00 cut-off, 3 hours 40 minutes from the 10:20 start
02Point to point, so you finish on the Napf rather than back at the start
Create a free training plan for the Napf-Marathon 20 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Trubschachen
Distance20km
Total climb1,100m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate19.6 km
Weather
Early-October, Trubschachen
15°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 44% 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
OrganiserNapf-Marathon organising committee, supported by Turnverein Trub and Turnverein Trubschachen
Websitenapf-marathon.ch
Running since1989
Training
Training for the Napf-Marathon 20 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 Napf-Marathon 20 km plan targets
Typical sessions
20 km with 1,100 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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Get your Napf-Marathon 20 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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