Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave 2027
The forecast arrives five days before the start.
Here you'll find the elevation profile, an estimated finish time based on your UTMB Index and details of the aid station to plan your nutrition and hydration segment by segment.
What's your time based on your UTMB?
Times estimated by the RAVIT model, learned from real ultra-trail finish times. Enter your UTMB Index (utmb.world) to get a personalized estimate.
Cut-off times and crew - Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave · 2027
Data from the official race rules, checked for every edition. The race rules prevail. Positions are interpolated along the GPX track and are a guide, not official course marking.
What you'll find at each aid station
| Product | km 8.7km 8.7 |
|---|---|
| Water | available |
| Brand products | available |
La feuille de ton assistance pour Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave · 2027
Les règles d'assistance de cette course ne sont pas encore connues : tu marqueras tes rendez-vous toi-même.
Recto, verso et planche d'étiquettes, en PDF : l'exemple d'une coureuse de l'UTMB.
Elevation profile
The course and its aid stations
Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave: times, aid-station stops and fuelling needs by UTMB® Index
Between a UTMB® Index of 500 and 800, the estimated finish time on this race runs from 1h51 to 1h13, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h02 to 0h01. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.
Source
| UTMB® Index | Estimated time | Of which stops | Night hours | Carbs | Fluid | Sodium | Cut-off margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 1h51 | 0h02 | — | 111 g | 1.3 L | 925 mg | +1h09 |
| 550 | 1h42 | 0h02 | — | 102 g | 1.2 L | 846 mg | +1h18 |
| 600 | 1h33 | 0h02 | — | 93 g | 1.1 L | 776 mg | +1h27 |
| 650 | 1h28 | 0h01 | — | 88 g | 1 L | 730 mg | +1h32 |
| 700 | 1h23 | 0h01 | — | 83 g | 1 L | 689 mg | +1h37 |
| 750 | 1h18 | 0h01 | — | 78 g | 0.9 L | 651 mg | +1h42 |
| 800 | 1h13 | 0h01 | — | 73 g | 0.9 L | 611 mg | +1h47 |
Figures based on 60 g of carbohydrate, 700 mL of fluid and 500 mg of sodium per hour, "average" preparation and mild conditions (15–25 °C). Above 25 °C, count on roughly 900 mL/h and 700 mg/h. Carbohydrate intake is trained: 60 g/h is a floor, 90 g/h assumes a glucose-fructose blend and a gut used to it.
In the 2027 ranking
Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave is 17 km and 382 m of elevation gain, that's 20 km-effort: category XXS, among 95 races in 2027. Its time limit of 3 h requires a minimum speed of 5.7 km/h: rank 73 out of 88 of the widest cut-off times in XXS.
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Sources and method
- Time projection — times by UTMB Index are taken from the actual splits of runners in each level band on previous editions of this race, aid station stops included. No formula is used as long as these results exist.
- Trail nutrition — hourly targets for carbohydrate, fluid and sodium follow the commonly accepted ultra-endurance guidance. La Clinique du Coureur — Fuelling in trail running
- Course, aid stations and cut-offs — taken from the event's official rules, which prevail in case of any discrepancy. Official site — Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave
Weather for Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave
The weather for Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave will appear here as soon as the forecast models reach that date, around five days before the start: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms, section by section and at your passage time.
Detailed weather for Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave, hour by hour on the courseFrequently asked questions
How many checkpoints?
Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave has 2 checkpoints: 1 aid station and 1 checkpoint with undocumented contents. Details are in the two tables above.
What's the longest segment without aid?
The one leading to Ravitaillement km 8.7: 8.7 km and 332 m elevation gain. That's the one to load up for first.
How do I find the exact location of an aid station?
The Google Maps icon in the “Access” column opens the aid station's location: handy for planning your crew's routes.
What distance and elevation gain?
Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave is 17 km long with 382 m of elevation gain.
How long to finish?
With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 1h33 for Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave.
What's the weather forecast?
The weather for Volvic Volcanic Experience - Trail Experience Pierre de Lave will be published on this page around five days before the start, once the forecast models reach the race date. It will be detailed section by section: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms.
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