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
The short, playful one: 8 km with a modest 215 m of climbing. A friendly way into trail running, and the biggest field of the four.
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The course
The route
Cinq-Mars-la-Pile
Distance8km
Total climb215m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate7.5 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
01GOUTAUDIER Oriane00:35:5513.4 km/h
02MERAT Audrey00:42:0411.4 km/h
03GARCIA Gwendoline00:42:2011.3 km/h
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Women finishers
0:55:32
Median time
8.6 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 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.
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8 km with 215 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
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Typical sessions
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