Date
Sun, 14 Mar 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Jardim Municipal da Povoação, Povoação
Povoação
Countdown
March
The middle distance: a 30 km single loop with 2,450 m of climbing, which is a lot of up for the distance. A proper mountain day without going ultra.
Key facts
01Minimum age 18
027.5-hour cut-off
03Single loop, back to where you started
Create a free training plan for the Povoação Trail 30 km
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The course
The route
Povoação
Distance30km
Total climb2,450m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate29.4 km
Weather
Mid-March, Povoação
16°CTypical high
15°CTypical low
11°CColdest in 20 years
36%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 15°C, but it has dropped to 11°C. Rain on 36% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Mónica CARDOSO03:40:048.2 km/h
02Ester ALVES03:43:008.1 km/h
03Marilia MARQUES03:53:437.7 km/h
37
Women finishers
4:46:43
Median time
6.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserHL Runners Club, in partnership with Câmara Municipal da Povoação
Websitepovoacaotrail.pt
Instagram@povoacaotrail
Running since2021
Training
Training for the Povoação Trail 30 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 Povoação Trail 30 km plan targets
Typical sessions
30 km with 2,450 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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