When is the 2027 Gérardmer triathlon?

On 4 and 5 September 2027: the XL on Saturday 4 September at 8:45 am, the Discovery race on Sunday 5 September at 8 am and the Olympic distance on Sunday 5 September at 1:30 pm, according to the official programme.

When does registration open for the 2027 Gérardmer triathlon?

It opened on Thursday 15 October 2026 at 8 pm, as pre-registration without payment on the official website: XL at 8 pm, Discovery at 8:30 pm, Olympic distance at 9 pm. Places were allocated in order of arrival and every race is sold out.

How do you get a bib now that it is sold out?

Pre-registered athletes without a place are on the waiting list: a second wave of places goes out on 26 October 2026, then draws take place all year from 29 October. There is also the official resale on Njuko, open until 19 August 2027, and charity bibs with Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque, in exchange for fundraising.

How much is the entry fee?

In 2027: XL €225 with a triathlon licence, €240 without; Olympic distance €110 or €120; Discovery €55 or €61. Without a licence, a medical certificate less than a year old is required.

Is a wetsuit allowed?

Yes, as long as the water is below 24.6 °C. The organisers announce the temperature in race week.

Triathlon de Gérardmer: how many weeks of preparation?

For an athlete at intermediate level, Endu builds a 15-week preparation. If your race is closer, the plan compresses phases while keeping the taper; if it's further away, it lengthens the preparation, and when the gap is large the preparation starts right away, gently and at your current volume, before building up.

How many sessions per week?

This example has 5 sessions per week. You choose 4 to 7 training days and the exact days (e.g. Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun): the plan sticks to them.

I'm a beginner, is this plan for me?

The plan adapts to your declared level (beginner to semi-pro): starting volume, progression and intensity change. Endu also offers a "Discovery" mode without a race to build a base first.

Can I follow sessions on my watch?

Yes, on Garmin and COROS. On Garmin, the Endu app (Connect IQ Store) shows today’s session and starts it as a guided workout. On COROS, link your account from your profile: your running, trail and cycling sessions land in the watch calendar. Other brands are not supported yet.

How much does it cost?

14-day free trial, then €7.99/month with no commitment or €59.88/year (€4.99/month). Unlimited objectives and sports.

Triathlon de Gérardmer 2027: date, course and training plan

52.5 km · swim 1.5 · bike 40 · run 11Gérardmer2027 edition: 5 September 2027

The Gérardmer triathlon is raced in early September around the lake, in the Vosges, on roads closed to traffic. The bike is hilly: 990 m of climbing over the Olympic distance’s 40 km, with the Rayée climb at 15%, and 1,890 m over the XL’s 90 km. Bibs go as soon as entries open: for 2027, every race is sold out after the registration evening of 15 October 2026.

Your plan for Triathlon de Gérardmer

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Triathlon de Gérardmer at a glance

Date: 2027 edition: 5 September 2027
Formats: Triathlon XL — 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike (3 laps of 31 km, 1,890 m of climbing), 21 km run (3 laps of 7 km around the lake, 240 m of climbing). Saturday 4 September 2027, 8:45 am start in a single wave. Cut-offs: out of the water within 1 h 10, off the bike within 6 hours, finish within 8 h 30. 1,860 places, sold out.
Distance olympiquePlan below — 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike (3 laps of 13.3 km, 990 m of climbing, the Rayée climb at 15%), 11 km run (2 laps of 5.5 km, 140 m of climbing). Sunday 5 September 2027, 1:30 pm start. Swim and bike to be done within 2 h 30. 1,300 places, sold out.
Découverte — 500 m swim, 20 km bike to Lake Longemer and back (260 m of climbing, the Poli climb at 6.6%), 5 km run. Sunday 5 September 2027, 8 am start. 1,600 places, sold out.
TriKids, Mini-TriKids et SuperKids — For ages 3 to 15: SuperKids on Saturday, TriKids and Mini-TriKids on Sunday morning.
Registration: For 2027, pre-registration took place on the evening of Thursday 15 October 2026 on the official website, one hour per race: XL at 8 pm, Discovery at 8:30 pm, Olympic distance at 9 pm. One race per athlete. Places go in order of arrival on the list, up to each race’s quota; those selected received an email on 16 October from 11 am and have until Monday 19 October at 6 pm to complete their entry and pay. Every race is sold out. Places not confirmed are reallocated on 26 October in a second wave, still in list order; from 29 October, the waiting list works by draw, all year round. 2027 prices: XL €225 for a licence holder, €240 otherwise; Olympic €110 or €120; Discovery €55 or €61. The race is not affiliated with the French Triathlon Federation: without a triathlon licence, you need a medical certificate less than a year old.
Official website: triathlondegerardmer.com

The 2027 course

Everything starts from the Union nautique, on the shore of Lake Gérardmer. The swim is in the lake, in a single wave, on a course marked by yellow buoys. The Olympic bike course is three 13.3 km laps including the Rayée climb (a 15% section), 330 m of climbing per lap. The XL rides three 31 km laps in the Ballons des Vosges nature park, fast but with nine climbs, 630 m of climbing per lap. On foot, the Olympic runs two 5.5 km laps along the lake and the XL three 7 km laps around it, shaded and rolling in their first half, flat afterwards. All bike courses are closed to traffic.

What the race asks of your training

Short, steep climbs on the bike

The Rayée climb reaches 15% and comes back on every lap of the Olympic distance. Hill sessions on the bike, seated then standing, and one long weekly ride on hilly roads prepare you better than flat volume. The sample plan below is for a flat Olympic distance: remember to add these climbs.

No drafting

Drafting is banned on every race and aero bars are allowed: everyone rides alone at their own pace. Threshold sessions on a turbo trainer or on the road, with no wheel to follow, match the race effort exactly.

Running after the climbs

The run follows the lake on a shaded, rolling loop, 80% on tarmac. Linking bike and run once a week late in the build-up gets your legs used to running after the climbs.

A build-up through the summer

For a race in early September, the key weeks fall in July and August. The Olympic distance starts at 1:30 pm: doing a few bricks in the early afternoon, testing your lunch, prepares you for the time of day and the heat on race day.

The plan below prepares the Distance olympique format, for an athlete at intermediate level with 5 days available per week, with race day on 5 September 2027. Aiming for another format? Enter its distance when you create your plan, which will be calibrated on your level, your available days and your feedback after every session.

weeks: 15
sessions: 74
sessions / week: 5
peak week: 7 h

Plan structure

Periodised in phases: build the base, move to race-specific work, then taper before the race.

General preparation
Weeks 1–2 · 2 wk
Base
Weeks 3–6 · 4 wk
Build
Weeks 7–9 · 3 wk
Specific
Weeks 10–12 · 3 wk
Taper
Weeks 13–14 · 2 wk
Race week
Weeks 15–15 · 1 wk

Volume progression

Week by week: lighter recovery weeks are built in to absorb the load.

Wk	Phase	Hours	km
1	General preparation	4.4 h	17
2	General preparation	4.7 h	18
3	Base	5.3 h	12
4	Base	5.5 h	13
5	Baserecovery	4 h	10
6	Base	5.7 h	13
7	Build	6 h	14
8	Build	6.1 h	15
9	Buildrecovery	4.2 h	11
10	Specific	6.4 h	15
11	Specific	6.8 h	16
12	Specific	7 h	17
13	Taper	5.1 h	18
14	Taper	4.1 h	16
15	Race week	2.4 h	7

Sample week — week 8 (Build)

Real sessions from the plan with their targets. Each session is detailed step by step, and can be sent to a Garmin or COROS watch.

MondaySwimmingEasy
39 min continuous swim
39 min · 1.8 km
TuesdayBrickHard
1 h 05 bike + 45 min run
including 3 × 10 min at threshold on the bike · run at threshold
1 h 58
FridaySwimmingHard
3 × 300 m at threshold
40 s recovery
37 min · 1.7 km
SaturdayCyclingEasy
1 h 44 at endurance pace
1 h 44
SundayRunningEasy
Long run 1 h 09
1 h 09 · 11.1 km

Example generated for a intermediate-level profile (MAS 15 km/h, 5 days available per week). Your plan will depend on your level, availability and feedback.

This plan’s check-up

Pass

A 15-week build (recommended minimum: 8); a longest run never more than 8% above the previous month’s; 83% of the time at easy effort; a taper cutting volume by 66% in race week.

3 worth knowing · 19 checks passed

Remarks

Demanding sessions — Up to 4 demanding sessions in a single week (1 week(s)).
Strength training — No strength session.
Fueling — Long sessions (up to 128 min in this plan) are where race fueling is rehearsed.

The 19 checks passed, in detail

Length of the build — 15 weeks: enough for this race (recommended minimum: 8).
Sessions per week — 5 sessions a week: the minimum for this race is met.
Volume progression — Running volume rises smoothly from week to week.
Long run increase — Each week, the longest run is at most 8% longer than the longest of the previous month (benchmark: 10%).
Lighter weeks — A lighter week comes back regularly (weeks 5, 9, 13).
Intensity distribution — About 83% of the time at easy effort: the most common distribution among trained endurance athletes.
Hard days back to back — Demanding sessions are separated by easy days.
Rest days — At least one rest day a week.
Bike-run bricks — 10 bike-run bricks over the last 12 weeks.
Taper — Volume drops 66% in race week.
Intensity during the taper — Short race-pace efforts remain in the last two weeks.
Frequency during the taper — The number of sessions stays close to usual (90%).
Swim / bike / run balance — Swim 21%, bike 46%, run 32%: within coaches’ benchmarks.
Frequency per discipline — Each discipline comes back at least 2 times a week.
Open water — 3 open-water session(s) before the race.
Longest ride — The longest ride lasts 120 min (benchmark: 90 to 150 min).
Longest run — The longest run lasts 80 min (benchmark: 60 to 105 min).
Swim distance — The longest swim covers 187% of the race distance.
Long ride increase — The long ride grows in small steps.

Endu runs its own plans through the plan check open to everyone: same public rules, same thresholds, same sources. The rules and their sources, and a check of your own plan.

Why this plan works

Science-based periodisation

Base → build → specific → taper, with a recovery week every 3 to 4 weeks. Load goes up, but never two hard weeks in a row without a breather.

Paces, not vague feelings

Every session has target zones (pace, HR) computed from your MAS or a reference performance. A MAS test is built into the plan if you don't know yours.

Three disciplines, one load

Swim, bike and run are planned together: brick sessions, key sessions spread out, and a coherent total load week after week.

A plan that listens

After each session you rate how it felt (RPE). Too hard? The plan eases what follows. Skipped a session? It reschedules or absorbs it.

On your watch

On Garmin with the Endu app, on COROS by direct sync: the guided workout shows up on your wrist, step by step.

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