Date
Sun, 28 Mar 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Lavelanet, Ariège
Lavelanet, Ariège
Countdown
March
The long one at Lavelanet: 73 km and 3,400 m of climbing, and you can take it on solo or share it with a team of four. Big day out, either way.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20; valid running licence or PPS required
02Open to solo runners or relay teams (2026 relay teams had four runners)
03Rankings split by sex, age group and team size
Create a free training plan for the Trail des Citadelles 73 km
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The course
The route
Lavelanet
Distance73km
Total climb3,400m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate70.8 km
Weather
Late-March, Lavelanet
13°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
43%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 43% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Trail des Citadelles 73 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 des Citadelles 73 km plan targets
Typical sessions
73 km with 3,400 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 Trail des Citadelles 73 km plan.
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