Saturday, January 16, 2027
Distance
Climb
Start Time
Cutoff
Terrain
Difficulty
Max Runners
Every loop measures 7.8 km with roughly 270 m of climbing and must be closed within 60 minutes. Runners who come home inside the hour wait in the neutral zone until the next full hour before setting off again, and anyone still out when the hour expires is eliminated. The race continues lap after lap until one runner completes a final loop alone.
Endless succession of short climbs and descents in the Sèvre Nantaise valley
Racing through the night with a warm aid zone every hour
Victory settled by one lone final loop
Start and finish inside the village hall at Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre
Start / Finish
Salle de Saint-Laurent, Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre (start and finish on the same site, loop repeated)
Salle de Saint-Laurent, Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre (finish line of the final loop)
Terrain
Route
Race Day
What you get
Access to the neutral zone from 10:00
Showers, changing rooms and toilets
On the day
Toilets
Changing facilities
Food vendors
Other questions
Runners set off on a 7.8 km loop every hour. Anyone who completes the loop inside the hour may start the next one; anyone still out when the hour expires is eliminated. The race continues until only one runner is left and completes a final loop alone.
You are not allowed to set off again before the next full hour. You wait in the neutral aid zone and may then start the following loop whenever you like once the hour has turned.
Assistance in the aid zone is permitted after the 10th lap.
To be declared the winner a runner must complete one final loop alone in under 60 minutes. If several runners are still going after 23:00 and 23 laps, the first of them across the line on the 24th lap wins.
Pre-registrations open on 1 November 2026. Entry is 50 euros, plus a 2 euro pre-registration fee that is donated in full to a charity. The field is limited to 300 bibs.
Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, France
Saturday, January 16, 2027
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