Marathon du Larzac

Marathon du Larzac

The organiser gives 33.5 kilometres and 1,357 metres of climb for 550 runners in the short-trail category. La Salvage cannot be reached by car, not even to start: a shuttle from the Parc de la Victoire in Millau is compulsory and included in the entry. After a first loop the course comes back through La Salvage, where a refreshment point is set up; after that, aid is a light station at the farm of Mas de Bru and a full one at Le Cade, set up in what the organiser calls a very fine sheepfold.

Finishers receive a HOKA gilet, a dated medal and a Causses buffet in a traditional barn. Bibs are collected at the Salon du Trail on Thursday 15 October, from 12:00 to 19:00.

With a start nobody can drive to, family cannot see their runner off. A runner who shares their Livebib broadcast lets them watch the whole crossing instead: the position on the course, the distance covered and a finish estimate for Millau that updates as the race goes, in a browser with no account. If the phone loses signal in the Dourbie, the position is carried forward and marked as estimated.