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Grand Raid de Camargue Marathon training plan: 2027 race guide

Arles, FranceDate to be confirmed

Grand Raid de Camargue Marathon: next-edition date awaiting confirmation. Review the event format and participant planning information.

Updated and verified Oct 14, 2026

The race at a glance

Route and elevation

The latest reviewed 42 km edition was October 10, 2026, starting at Place Adrien Badin in Salin-de-Giraud at 09:00. Its seven-hour limit and route details are historical context; a 2027 date is not confirmed here.

  • The 42 km race is separate from the 100 km start in Aigues-Mortes.
  • The 2026 aid list placed support around kilometres 9, 21, 31 and 37.
  • A water crossing near kilometre 21 may vary with conditions.

Race guide

The 42 km Camargue race has its own start and support plan

The event’s longer race uses a different town, start time and transport plan. Do not book a shuttle or set an arrival time from the 100 km instructions when entering the 42 km category. Confirm the exact distance on your entry and use its own final participant guide for start access and collection.

The previous support spacing leaves meaningful intervals between stations. Practise carrying and using the supplies permitted by the organizer, and do not assume every station has the same food or drink. The published instructions ask runners to bring a cup. Work out access to water from the final route and conditions rather than treating a historical station list as a guarantee.

The crossing around halfway adds a course-specific decision that a road-marathon pace estimate does not cover. Check the organizer’s current instructions and weather-related changes, and follow marshals where water or footing changes the route. Test suitable footwear in training and allow effort to vary on uneven or wet sections instead of forcing a fixed road pace.

The 2026 collection listing included a broad Saturday window extending beyond the marathon start. That is not permission to collect a full-marathon bib after your race has begun. For a future edition, identify the collection deadline for your distance, arrive with time to resolve problems and keep travel flexible until the new date and operations are confirmed.

Next edition awaiting confirmation

An exact next-edition date is not confirmed here. A previous race month does not establish a future event. Wait for the organizer’s announcement before setting a taper or booking race-specific travel. Check that the announcement names your distance: an event weekend, registration opening or shorter race can appear before the full programme. Save your entry confirmation separately from a provisional travel plan, and compare an announced alternative if you need a fixed date. Keep the route details below in their stated edition context until the new participant guide is available.

Last-known race profile

DetailPrevious edition
LocationArles, France
Published distance profileMarathon — Organizer-labelled 42 km race; not a statement of certified road-marathon distance.
Surfacetrail

These details identify the race page; they do not establish the next edition's operations. The previous race date does not establish the next edition. Wait for the organizer’s announcement before committing to a race-day schedule.

Training plan and timing

The official date is not confirmed. Choose a plan that fits your current training and available time, then set the race date when the organiser confirms it.

Confirm the next race date with the organiser before choosing a training start date.

  1. StartDate pending
  2. Build20 weeks
  3. Taper3 weeks
  4. Race dayTo be confirmed

20-week plan option

Compare 3 other plan lengths
  • 14-week plan
    Confirm the race date before choosing a start date.
  • 16-week plan
    Confirm the race date before choosing a start date.
  • 24-week plan
    Confirm the race date before choosing a start date.

Need a printable plan? Download the Marathon training plan PDF.

Race-day strategy

  • Hold effort steady on rises and let kilometre splits change.
  • Use descents to relax, not to force back every lost second.
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Race-week logistics

Use the current organiser guide for schedules, transport, cutoffs, equipment, and other time-sensitive instructions.

Current details to confirm: start schedule, expo, bib pickup, transport, cutoffs, equipment rules, entry price.

Start logistics

Confirm the exact distance day, start time and venue in the current participant guide.

Confirm waves, check-in, transport and access after the organizer publishes current instructions.

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FAQs

When is this race in 2027?

The exact next-edition date remains unconfirmed. Use the organizer’s announcement before planning race-specific travel or a taper.

Can I use the previous race date to plan the next edition?

No. A recurring race can change its day, venue or available distances, and a previous race month does not confirm that the event will return. Wait for the organizer to identify the next edition and your distance before booking race-specific travel, arranging leave or calculating a taper. In the meantime, keep training based on the work you can currently repeat.

Can I use the previous edition’s date for travel planning?

No. The next edition can move or be discontinued. Use an exact date announced by the organizer for this race and distance before booking non-refundable travel.

How should athletes train while the race date is pending?

Build repeatable general marathon training, then anchor the specific block after an exact date is published.

How many weeks until this race 2027?

The next exact race date is not confirmed in this guide. Check the linked organizer page before anchoring a countdown, taper or travel booking.

What changes preparation for this race?

The latest reviewed 42 km edition was October 10, 2026, starting at Place Adrien Badin in Salin-de-Giraud at 09:00. Its seven-hour limit and route details are historical context; a 2027 date is not confirmed here.

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