DateExpected
Early October 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Teatrino di Trebbio, Piegaio-Trebbio, Pescaglia, Italy
Piegaio Alto, Lucca
Countdown
October
A short, sharp run that only goes up: 6.6 km from Piegaio Alto with 930 m of climbing, so it's steep the whole way. Point to point, no downhill to recover on.
Key facts
01Point-to-point course, so you finish at a different place from the start
02Last edition had a 2 h 30 min cut-off, which is generous for 6.6 km
Create a free training plan for the Piglione Vertical
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The course
The route
Piegaio Alto
Distance6.6km
Total climb930m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate6.4 km
Weather
Early-October, Piegaio Alto
21°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
34%Days with rain
Highs around 21°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 34% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Piglione Vertical
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 Piglione Vertical plan targets
Typical sessions
7 km with 930 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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