Date
Fri, 14 May 2027
Start
23:00
Venue
Event village/finish: Carreau de Fosse 9-9bis, Oignies
Oignies, Pas-de-Calais
Countdown
May
A night start at 23:00 and 23 terrils (old slag heaps) to climb between Auchel and Oignies. Runners cover 125 km with only modest climbing, so the dark is the real test.
Key facts
01Semi-autonomous: you carry what you need between aid points
02Single stage, one continuous run from Auchel to Oignies
03Point to point: the start is in Auchel, the finish is the Oignies event village
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The course
The route
Oignies
Distance125km
Total climb1,800m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate107.1 km
Weather
Mid-May, Oignies
18°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 38% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserMission Bassin Minier Nord – Pas de Calais
Websitetraildespyramidesnoires.com
Instagram@traildespyramidesnoires
Running since2014
Training
Training for the Trail des Pyramides Noires 125 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 Pyramides Noires 125 km plan targets
Typical sessions
125 km with 1,800 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
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