DateExpected
Late August 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Place de l’église, Le Bourg, 42750 Mars
Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Indre-et-Loire
Countdown
August
A proper trail outing without the long day: 16 km and 515 m of climbing, steady hills that stay manageable if you run it sensibly.
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The course
The route
Cinq-Mars-la-Pile
Distance16km
Total climb515m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate16.3 km
Weather
Late-August, Cinq-Mars-la-Pile
26°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
26%Days with rain
Highs around 26°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 26% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01COUDERT Marie luna01:05:4914.6 km/h
02FOUGERARD Cloe01:12:3413.2 km/h
03CHOLLET Hortense01:13:1413.1 km/h
47
Women finishers
1:35:02
Median time
10.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the Trail de la Planète Mars 16 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 Planète Mars 16 km plan targets
Typical sessions
16 km with 515 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
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