Date
Sat, 7 Aug 2027
Venue
Sierre to Zinal
Zinal, Sierre
Countdown
August
A point-to-point run from Sierre to Zinal, with 2,200 m of climbing over 31 km. Racing since 1974, with a Tourist option if you'd rather just get there.
Key facts
01Runner category: age 18+, aimed at finishers under 4:30
02Tourist category: age 10+, timed but not ranked
03Tourists choose the Niouc or St-Antoine climb
Create a free training plan for the Sierre-Zinal 31 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Sierre to Zinal
Distance31km
Total climb2,200m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate30.2 km
Weather
Early-August, Sierre to Zinal
16°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
48%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 48% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
OrganiserSierre-Zinal Association
Websitesierre-zinal.com
Instagram@sierrezinal_officiel
Running since1974
Training
Training for the Sierre-Zinal 31 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 Sierre-Zinal 31 km plan targets
Typical sessions
31 km with 2,200 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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Get your Sierre-Zinal 31 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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