La Marxassa takes place on Sat, Oct 24, 2026 in Sant Martí del Montseny, Spain. The main route is 66.5 km.
- Date
- Sat, Oct 24, 2026
- Start
- Sant Martí del Montseny 🇪🇸
- Distance
- 66.5 km
- Climbing
- 4,470 m
- Level
- Open to all
La Marxassa is a non-competitive endurance hike covering approximately 66.5 km from Sant Martí del Montseny to Mataró.
Official event pageYour road to race day
Race day at La Marxassa is 9 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build3 weeks · Aug 23, 2026 – Sep 12, 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 13, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Oct 4, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 18, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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