Events/Trail du Picou

Trail du Picou 34 km

RunningLoop
DateExpected
Mid September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Pont de Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-de-Rivière
La Rivière, La Réunion
Countdown
September

The big one of the Picou day: 34 km with 2,000 m of climbing in a single loop. Steep enough to be a proper mountain day, with cut-offs that keep you moving.

Key facts
01Semi-autonomous: carry your own food and water between the aid points
02Four cut-offs: 10:30, 12:30, 13:45 and 14:30
03Licence needed: FFA, Pass' J'aime Courir or PPS
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The course

The route

La Rivière
Distance34km
Total climb2,000m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate33.0 km
Weather

Mid-September, La Rivière

22°CTypical high
18°CTypical low
15°CColdest in 20 years
21%Days with rain

Highs around 22°C and lows around 18°C, but it has dropped to 15°C. Rain on 21% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserAssociation Trail du Picou
Running since2016
Training

Training for the Trail du Picou 34 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.

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What a Trail du Picou 34 km plan targets
Typical sessions
34 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
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One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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