La Grande marche takes place on Fri, Oct 16, 2026 in Quebec City, Canada. The main route is 5 km.
- Date
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026
- Start
- Quebec City 🇨🇦
- Distance
- 5 km
- Level
- Open to all
La Grande marche is a free multi-day walking event held simultaneously across more than 120 cities in Quebec, featuring accessible 5 km walking routes.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
La Grande marche is a short 5 km walking event held in Quebec City in October that requires basic aerobic endurance to complete on foot.
Aerobic consistency
Covering a continuous 5 km walking distance requires sustained, low-intensity cardiovascular effort without extended rest.
Basic mobility
Participants must maintain a steady walking pace over the 5 km route.
Your road to race day
Race day at La Grande marche is 8 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build2 weeks · Aug 22, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Sep 5, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Sep 26, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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