DateExpected
Early October 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Parc de Rémicourt
Villers-lès-Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Countdown
October
A backyard format: one 7 km loop every hour, six times, starting at 16:00. Each lap is gentle on the legs, so the real test is getting going again.
Key facts
01Each 7 km loop must be finished within one hour
02Hourly starts run from 16:00 to 21:00
03Adults only (18+); FFA licence or PPS required
Create a free training plan for the Trail des Lumières 42 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
Parc de Rémicourt · one lap
Distance42km
Total climb174m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate8.1 km
Weather
Early-October, Parc de Rémicourt
16°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 38% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#TeamLapsTime
01CHAMPIN Mélanie403:04:29
02GAUDIBERT Romane403:28:33
03PERDU Estelle403:28:39
7
Women finishers
2:32:09
Median time
3 laps
Median laps
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserCourir sur des Légendes
Websitecourirsurdeslegendes.fr
Instagram@courirsurdeslegendes54
Running since2005
Training
Training for the Trail des Lumières 42 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 Lumières 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 174 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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