L'Étoile des Saisies takes place on Sun, Mar 28, 2027 in Les Saisies, France. The main route is 42 km.
- Date
- Sun, Mar 28, 2027
- Start
- Les Saisies 🇫🇷
- Distance
- 42 km
Your 23-week plan to L'Étoile des Saisies
The Base phase starts this week. Built around your fitness and adjusted every day as your form changes; attach the course and it prepares for the climbs too.
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L’Étoile des Saisies is a popular freestyle cross-country ski race held on the Olympic Nordic domain at Les Saisies.
Your road to race day
Race day at L'Étoile des Saisies is 23 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base11 weeks · Oct 19, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Jan 4, 2027 – Feb 14, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Feb 15, 2027 – Mar 7, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 21, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 28, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
Frequently asked questions
When is L'Étoile des Saisies?
L'Étoile des Saisies takes place on Sun, Mar 28, 2027 in Les Saisies, France.
How long is L'Étoile des Saisies?
The main route is 42 km.
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