Date
Sat, 8 May 2027
Start
04:30
Venue
Gymnase la Sablière, Saint-Martin-en-Haut
Saint-Martin-en-Haut, Rhône
Countdown
May
A 100 km that starts in the dark at 4:30 and has you back in Saint-Martin-en-Haut in daylight or dusk. Big climbing, but a proper ultra day with room to breathe.
Key facts
01Night start, so a head torch is a sensible bet
02Maximum time 19 h 30 min
03A 70 km effort beforehand is recommended, not required
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The course
The route
Saint-Martin-en-Haut
Distance105km
Total climb4,200m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate95.4 km
Weather
Early-May, Saint-Martin-en-Haut
17°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
49%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 49% 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
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Julie PUTHOSTE12:12:068.6 km/h
02Carine CACCIOTTOLA12:57:398.1 km/h
03Laurence TRACHEZ13:28:237.8 km/h
41
Women finishers
17:28:28
Median time
6.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserATOS (Association Trail Organisation Solidarité)
Websitetraildescoursieres.fr
Instagram@traildescoursieres
Running since2002
Training
Training for the Ultra-Trail des Coursières 105 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 Ultra-Trail des Coursières 105 km plan targets
Typical sessions
105 km with 4,200 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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