Marking its place in the idyllic locale of Barr, France, the Trail des Celtes invites participants to embark on a 50-kilometer trail race, scheduled for May 20, 2024. With the challenge of negotiating the hilly and captivating terrains, runners will ascend a cumulative 1990 meters, confronting both their physical and mental fortitude amidst the undulating landscapes. The journey meanders through charmingly robust vineyards, under the protective canopy of dense forests, and alongside historical markers that whisper tales of ancient Celtic inhabitants, providing a layered, immersive experience. The Trail des Celtes, while demanding in its elevation and distance, also provides a sublime traverse through nature’s beauty and historical richness, crafting a race experience that is as deeply evocative as it is physically challenging.
Monday May 20, 2024
Barr, France
1990 meters
To train for Trail Alsace Grand-Est by UTMB, you’ll need a personalized training plan and to build up your weekly mileage progressively. This is why we have designed a specific training program for this race.
Unlike other apps, Vert.run is the official coaching partner for the UTMB World Series, and we offer a personalized training program with a personal real-human coach, who will guide your training every week.
With Vert.run, your running coaching app, you get a personalized training plan that:
Having a plan will also help with accountability, meaning that you can focus purely on improving your running game.
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No matter where you are, build strength for the mountains with our jumps routine.
A jumps routine is a vital part of trail running training—especially if you don’t have daily access to the mountains. Jumps exercises aren’t a replacement for training in the mountains, but they sure are a good way to prepare ourselves for them.
When done correctly and methodically, this routine will help you feel stronger and more prepared when heading to the mountains to train or race.
Our routine aims to train two things: your strength and your competence in different types of terrain. These skills safely enable you to run farther and more consistently in the mountains.
The point of doing strength exercises isn’t to look good: it’s to prepare ourselves to run efficiently and reduce risk of injury.
A strength routine plays a key role in your development as a trail runner. We need to prepare our bodies to withstand the impact of running long downhills; to avoid fatigue (and thus avoid falling) in technical sections; and to be a strong, compact ally to our minds during climbs.
Quality > quantity. Don’t be shy about cutting the number of repetitions. It’s way better to do fewer repeats, but to do them with control. Then, you can keep building from there.
Even though at-home exercises aren’t as as fun as running down a mountain, you can’t do the later without first dedicating yourself to the former.
A good core routine builds strength in our upper body (our “core.”) This strength keeps our bodies aligned, which helps us maintain good posture while running. Good running posture = more control = safely cruising those downhills we talked about.
Do these exercises at least once a week ( (but don’t exceed three times per week.)
Don’t be shy about cutting the number of repetitions. It’s way better to do fewer repeats, but to do them with control. Then, you can keep building from there.
