Les Foulées du Dragon takes place on Sun, Nov 15, 2026 in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, France. The main route is 16 km.
- Date
- Sun, Nov 15, 2026
- Start
- La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin 🇫🇷
- Distance
- 16 km
- Climbing
- 50 m
- Level
- Open to all
Les Foulées du Dragon is a nature trail run in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin near Orléans on 15 November 2026, with 8 km and 16 km courses along the Loire towpaths and riverside trails from Place de Grève.
Your road to race day
Race day at Les Foulées du Dragon is 10 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build4 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – Oct 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 · Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 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 · Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Nov 9, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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