Date
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Start
15:00
Venue
Plage du Lac, Villerest
Villerest, Loire
Countdown
November
The full lap of the lake, 42 km with 1,250 m of climbing. You start at 15:00 in daylight and the last stretch is in the dark, so it's a proper marathon-distance day.
Key facts
01Headlamp compulsory for the dusk and night section
02FFA licence or PPS required
03Espoir, Senior or Master categories only
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The course
The route
Villerest
Distance42km
Total climb1,250m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate41.9 km
Weather
Early-November, Villerest
12°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
43%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -4°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
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01FOUILLAT Emilie04:35:089.2 km/h
02BLANCHARD-GROS Marie04:55:078.5 km/h
03JONARD Cindy04:59:408.4 km/h
6
Women finishers
5:06:20
Median time
8.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAgence Week&sport, in collaboration with US Villerest and the commune of Villerest
Websitetraildulacdevillerest.com
Instagram@weekandsport
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Trail du Lac de Villerest 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 du Lac de Villerest 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,250 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
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