I Googled "Trail Urbaine"

[Curlygurly2]

and it most certainly does not mean fun run! It means making things as difficult as possible for the runners using whatever is available in the town in question - mostly steep stair cases etc...I thought it looked difficult...

[AncientMum Graduate]

Hummmm ....... sounds like the sort of race Rignold would relish, not the sort of thing most 'regular' runners would actively seek out. x

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to AncientMum]

Yes, I didn't realise what it meant...

[Toonlou24 Graduate]

Oh! but you can! You know you want to!!!!

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to Toonlou24]

Come and do it with me!

[Bazza1234 Graduate]

Oh! -- I don't know -- looks like it could be "fun" goo.gl/gZzF0G

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to Bazza1234]

Ha ha, yes a right laugh! 120MT climb not once but twice!

[Rob_and_his_westie Graduate]

I think I'd much prefer a "trail heureux" (is that right?). Is this one of those runs when people jump down walls and do forward rolls and the like? Didn't that originate in France?

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to Rob_and_his_westie]

Trail heureux sounds fun, I don't know if such a thing exists in France! I've almost never even seen another runner, and there are only 8 subscribed to this one so far. It basically means climbing to the top, running up and down stair cases, going to the bottom and doing it all again! Yes twice up and down...

[Irishprincess Graduate]

Blimey CG you'll have glutes of steel after this! I must say I chickened out of a race when I saw the second half (of a 10K) was all uphill. I've gone for a nice flat one for my first. This sounds tough. Have you checked the comments from previous years as these can be quite enlightening? You could always walk the hard bits.

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to Irishprincess]

This is the first ever in my town that's why I thought it might be fun. Have a look at the link to my first post (under here) It's basically 120MTs climb and running around the top of Cordes up and down stone stairs TWICE!

[hilbean Graduate]

Just googled it too

Are you going to do it??

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to hilbean]

I'm thinking not, it looks really really hard! It's hard enough running around here on the "flat" bits...

[hilbean Graduate in reply to Curlygurly2]

I take my hat off to those who can. I think I'll be sticking to my nice undulating routes too

[Curlygurly2 Graduate]

Here's my original post for those who missed it...

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