Clock a time at the Mur de la Loubière (Trail running)

Bring one litre of water supply – energy food supply.

Ensure you have good shoes; bear in mind that the path is rather stony and runs on steep slopes.

This course is potentially hazardous in case of bad weather conditions (heavy rainfall, storms).

An efficient warm-up is essential:

Run for twenty minutes before starting the ascending slope.
To record a good time:

1. Take the direction towards Lapeyre and carry on the chemin de Lourdes towards the Pont Vieux.
2. Head towards Gissac and turn on the Chemin du Bricou in the direction of Versols.

Guéna method

Handle the first part of the ascent up to the road by alternating walking and running according to the steepness of the slope.

Beware, the second part of the ascent, which comes after the crossing of the Puech-Mets road and goes up to the Loubière plateau, features a steep grade. If your handling of the first part was good, you could save time during this section!

How to improve your time

There is nothing like competition conditions to give you a boost and help you improve your time. The setting up of the challenge “Chrono Mur de la Loubière” could be a valuable asset to go beyond your limits, sharpen your fighting spirit and beat the time of your trail running fellows!

Recommended physical training

• Speed when running uphill, in practising uphill Maximum Aerobic Speed sessions (two sets of 10 X 30” with recovery by descending)
• Muscular strength, in doing uphill sprinting with core muscle strengthening exercises
• Maximal Aerobic Capacity when ascending (six sets of 3’ with 3’ of fast walking recovery)