DateExpected
Late May 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Centre-ville, Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, Pyrénées-Orientales
Countdown
May
A vertical kilometre in all but name: 1 km straight up, climbing 250 m. It is over fast, steep the whole way, and you will feel every metre of it.
Key facts
01Valid FFA, FFTRI, FFCO, FFPM or UFOLEP Athlé licence, or a valid PPS
02Single loop, one short all-out effort
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The course
The route
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
Distance1km
Total climb250m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate1.1 km
Weather
Late-May, Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
20°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
30%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 30% 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
01MAQUEDA Laurence00:11:405.1 km/h
02SYMONDS Léonie00:12:194.9 km/h
03DESPLAN Sarah00:13:214.5 km/h
8
Women finishers
0:14:02
Median time
4.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAssociation Vallespir Canigou Trail
Websitevallespir-skyrace.com
Instagram@vallespirskyrace
Running since2013
Training
Training for the Vallespir Skyrace 1 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 Vallespir Skyrace 1 km plan targets
Typical sessions
1 km with 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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