Date
Sun, 10 Jan 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Place de l’Église to Salle du Plomb / Salle des Fêtes, Saint-Martin-en-Haut, Rhône
Saint-Martin-en-Haut, Rhône
Countdown
January
The friendly way into the Coursières winter trail: 16 km point to point with 500 m of climbing, no cut-off, and a good first trail run of the year.
Key facts
01Needs a valid FFA licence or PPS certificate; open from Junior up
02Under-18s need parental consent and a health questionnaire or certificate
03One liquid aid station only, and no time cut-off
Create a free training plan for the Trail Hivernal des Coursières 16 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Saint-Martin-en-Haut
Distance16.1km
Total climb500m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate16.1 km
Weather
Early-January, Saint-Martin-en-Haut
5°CTypical high
-1°CTypical low
-11°CColdest in 20 years
35%Days with rain
Highs around 5°C and lows around -1°C, but it has dropped to -11°C. Rain on 35% 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
OrganiserAssociation Trail Organisation Solidarité (ATOS)
Websitetraildescoursieres.fr
Instagram@traildescoursieres
Running since2009
Training
Training for the Trail Hivernal des Coursières 16 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 Hivernal des Coursières 16 km plan targets
Typical sessions
16 km with 500 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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Get your Trail Hivernal des Coursières 16 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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