Date
Sun, 28 Mar 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Lavelanet, Ariège
Lavelanet, Ariège
Countdown
March
A solid 40 km with 2,000 m of climbing. Hilly enough to be a real trail day, short enough that you're not in ultra territory.
Key facts
01Minimum age 20; valid running licence or PPS required
Create a free training plan for the Trail des Citadelles 40 km
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The course
The route
Lavelanet
Distance40km
Total climb2,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate38.5 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 40 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 40 km plan targets
Typical sessions
40 km with 2,000 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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