4-day trail running training in Saint Gervais

4 days of trail running training in Saint Gervais to improve your running skills while enjoying the Mont Blanc range with Caroline, UIMLA mountain leader.

Alps

+1 Day

Apr - Nov

High

Advanced

Description

An improvement training in Saint Gervais for trail-runners who wish to take their mountain running a step up. We will train during 4 days. I will assist you together with a physical trainer. We will do a series of tests to assess physical and physiological conditions. Then we will put the results in practice in the field.

This is the chance to answer all your questions about training. How to improve your performance? How to best manage your season and the risks of injury? Also, how to improve your efficiency through physical training and diet? Because there are many ways to improve and enjoy it even more!

A great way to start the season on the right foot! You can also bring your family. There is a special “companion” rate and possible activities near the lodging. For example thermal baths, spa, swimming pool, hiking, tobogganing, etc.

Some highlights of this trail running course are the following:
– You can bring the family;
– A training course focused on physical preparation to take good advice home with you;
– A star-shaped journey;
– Key logistics in hand and qualified coaching trail.

These 4 days are supervised by myself and Vincent Rabec. He is manager of Optimasport Solutions Council and Support in Sport and Physical Activity. In addition, he is physiotherapist with various international degrees. And he is also physical trainer of France hockey teams, professional football clubs, top tennis athletes, running and trail running.

Are you interested in this trail course? Then please contact me! If it doesn't match your expectations, I will present you other courses and trail outings which I organize. I offer options in the Alps and elsewhere, for beginners as well as more experienced. I would be thrilled to take you along these beautiful mountain paths and coach you during your evolution. Please contact me for information about the next departure dates.

I also offer trips together with other professionals, like Thomas Lorblanchet, check it out!

Price includes

Guiding fee

Itinerary

Day 1: Evaluation tests

Afternoon: evaluation tests and analysis of the results.
Evening lecture: training and physical preparation at the trail.

Day 2: Half day trail - Circuit training

Morning: half day trail, then meeting based on test results.
Practical application of the aspects discussed the evening before.
Lunch at the cottage.
Afternoon: circuit training for muscular strengthening and injury prevention. Practical workshops. Workshop led by Vincent Rabec.
Evening lecture: how to avoid injuries?

Day 3: Trail with technical workshops

Morning session: proprioceptive circuits, stretching.
Conference on nutrition in trail.
Lunch at the cottage.
Afternoon: half day trail with technical workshops about descent.
Free evening.

Day 4: Trail outing - Balance and closure

Trail outing for the day, picnic during the day.
Back to the cottage mid-afternoon.
Finally, balance and closure of the training around 4PM.

Details

More info

For group tours a minimum number of participants (defined in advance) is required for the departure to take place. If the number of participants is insufficient and the departure is cancelled, clients will be informed via a phone call at least a week prior to the scheduled departure date and will receive a complete refund.

Clients are required to have a multi-risk insurance, covering cancellation fees, rescue and accident, repatriation and baggage loss or theft.

(Stage trail perfectionnement)

The rate includes intervention of a physiotherapist, physical trainer and micronutritionist.

Required level:

Regular running practice and other sport endurance activities: 3-4 times a week for at least 1:15 hs
Regular running practice in varied terrains, experience and participation in races or natural trails 20-40 km
Occasional practice of mountain hiking
Being able to evolve at a minimum speed of 600m D+/h during 1 hour
Mountain environment knowledge

Equipment:

During the day: a light backpack with a waterproof jacket, a long sleeve warm fleece type, a survival blanket, a whistle, an individual pharmacy kit*, a cap or headband, a hat and thin gloves, sunglasses suitable for running, long tights if you are wearing shorts to run, cereal bars and energy drinks, a plastic bag for waste, biodegradable toilet paper, a headlamp, a minimum reserve water of 1.5L, an elastic strapping strip and some cash
To wear: running short, a short-sleeved t-shirt, running socks and already worn trail shoes
For the whole stay: spare clothes for 3 days, a personal hygiene kit, spare shoes, a spare water socket, spare batteries for the headlamp, a pair of spare laces, a pocketknife and earplugs
Recommended additional equipment: poles and camera

Individual pharmacy kit: anti-friction cream, sunscreen, double skin dressings, elastic band, paracetamol, anti-diarrheal, antiseptic and personal drugs

Meeting point

About the guide

-Caroline

4.9

(11)

Mountain Leader

I hold the State Certificate of Mountain Leader (UIMLA), Athlete of Team Garmin Adventure. I won many trail competitions such as Oxygen Challenge, The Glaciers Tour of Vanoise, Albertville Trail, Drayes Blanches of Vercors, the Frison Roche Beaufort, Run and skate of Chamonix… I have also some racing podiums such as the Saintélyon, the Lyon Urban Trail, the Causses Marathon, the Allobroges. I am an ex-sportswoman of high level in rowing (World Championships, World Cups, France Championships). I have a mastery STAPS (Sport) and BEES First degree in rowing. I organise and supervise many trail courses in the Alps with a pro team, a friends group with whom we have a mission: Run and enjoy! I invite you to contact me if you want to train and/or discover these incredible massifs.

Languages

French | English

Certificates

UIMLA

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What people are saying about -Caroline

J'ai eu l'opportunité de participer à deux stages, l'un dans le Cantal, l'autre à Chamonix. Un grand plaisir de partager une passion commune avec des participants très sympas de tous niveaux et de tous horizons. Caroline, une grande professionnelle de la montagne et du trail, n'a pas son pareil pour organiser ces rencontres, et tout cela dans une super ambiance et des paysages à couper le souffle.

J'ai fait deux stages avec Caro, c'est devenu une amie, et chacun de ces stages m'a laissé des souvenirs inoubliables. Le premier stage en 2014 en Haute Savoie à l'occasion du Trail du Gypaète. Le Deuxième stage en 2015, dans les Calanques de Marseille. Ces stages auront été parfaits à tous les niveaux: Paysages grandioses (on sent qu'ils ont été choisis avec soin), des échanges techniques avec des "pros" (un grand moment quand Caro inspecte les sacs à dos...), pleins de conseils nutrition - mode de vie etc... La découverte des autres stagiaires mais aussi des autres encadrants (très bon contact avec Guillaume Lenormand par ex.). Des conditions matérielles top (hébergement, repas, organisation etc...). Seule critique: le temps passe trop vite, c'est toujours trop court! Donc au final quand c'est fini, on n'a qu'une envie... c'est de repartir pour un autre stage! Et vu le nombre de personnes que l'on croise sur les stages qui en sont à leur n-ième participation, je peux affirmer que ce sentiment est partagé!

Pour moi le trail c'est avant tout la découverte de nouveaux territoires, les rencontres et les échanges avec d'autres passionnés, le respect de la nature. Mes 3 stages avec Caroline m'ont permis de retrouver ces fondamentaux dans un cadre toujours bon enfant, mais pas moins professionnel. Caroline est une passionnée de montagne et de tout ce qui y touche (sport, culture, gastronomie) et elle sait comme personne transmettre sa passion et ses bons conseils, toujours avec le sourire. Je garde un excellent souvenir des rencontres avec les autres stagiaires et mais aussi avec les autres encadrants, Guillaume, Seb, Cédric, Lydie et tant d'autres rencontrés au cours de ces stages.

James

Great experience, but definitely favored toward elite runners. One of our guides, JC, was amazing. He cared about every runner. The other guide seemed only to care for the elites (and himself). On top of Col des Montets, I asked if we had time to put on warm layers. The guide said "of course," but then quickly proceeded to run off with the entire group while I stood bare and freezing with my gear unpacked. Total lack of consideration for the well-being of his runners. Otherwise a great tour.

Christopher

Well organized tour of the TDS course. Amazing views await even if you’re not planning to run the race