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Endurance Trail des Templiers
Millau in October. Causse limestone. Templiers canyon. Nineteen hours is fast for this much vert.
65 mi+1,719 ft-1,680 ft19 hours1,835 ft to 1,915 fttech 5/10Checkpoints per race bookWSER qualifierOctober
Distance65 mi
Gain+1,719 ft
Loss-1,680 ft
Altitude1,835 ft to 1,915 ft
Technicality5/10
Air32°F to 75°F
- Start1,860 ft
- High1,915 ft
- Low1,835 ft
- Finish1,900 ft
Geometryderived
Steepest drop69 ft-0.5% over 2.8 mi
Night miles27 misunset near 17:00 local
The cruxCausse du Larzac plateau and the Templiers canyon descent (near mile 42)
Course DNA
The Course
Endurance Trail des Templiers runs 105 km through France. +1,719 ft gain and -1,680 ft loss. Surfaces skew 75% trail / 20% dirt road / 5% paved. Causse du Larzac plateau and the Templiers canyon descent. High point near 1,915 ft. Low near 1,835 ft. October temps run 32°F to 75°F. The course rewards patience early and punishes rushed descents after mile 33.
The Work
Train for 1,719 feet of climbing across 105 km. Back-to-back long runs on trail. Practice power-hiking grades above 15 percent. 19 hours total means limited margin: rehearse fueling every 45 to 60 minutes and downhill eccentric work weekly. Technicality 5/10. Build a block that simulates the crux near mile 42.
Kit
October in France: plan for 32°F to 75°F. Mandatory shell if rain is in forecast. Headlamp with spare batteries if 19 hours pushes past dark. Poles help on sustained climbs above mile 16. Vest capacity for 2 liters minimum. Shoes matched to 75% trail: lugs for mud, rock plate if the course turns technical after mile 33.
Race Day
Hold effort through mile 16. The field often splits on the first big climb after mile 33. Causse du Larzac plateau and the Templiers canyon descent near mile 42 is where time is won or lost. Walk the steep pinches. Run the flats and gentle downhills. Crew at major aids: socks, calories, ice if hot. Transitions under 5 minutes when possible. Final third is 22 miles of fatigue management. Finish with reserve for the last descent.
Results
Endurance Trail des Templiers finish lines.
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