DateExpected
Early March 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Stade de la Forêt, Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Vendée
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Vendée
Countdown
March
The short, friendly option: 8 km on a single loop, a good first trail race or a quick Sunday morning effort.
Key facts
011h30 cut-off
02Poles are prohibited
03Born before 31 December 2010; FFA licence or PPS required
Create a free training plan for the Trail de la Côte de Lumière 8 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Distance8km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate8.1 km
Weather
Early-March, Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
11°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain
Highs around 11°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 41% 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 Trail de la Côte de Lumière 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 Trail de la Côte de Lumière 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 Trail de la Côte de Lumière 8 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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