Big Welcome to Trail Season 2026 — Build Your Strongest Trail Year Yet
What a year it has been — a season where Team Arduua rose higher than ever before, conquering 300+ race starts, shining in 150+ unique events, racing across 30+ countries, and even claiming podiums in major international races, including the UTMB World Series — all in a breathtaking display of passion, grit, and global unity.
Team Arduua’s Legendary 2025 Season Race Recap
This year, Team Arduua delivered one of the most extraordinary seasons in our history.
- 300+ Race Starts by passionate athletes across the world
- 150+ Unique Races — from grassroots trails to the most prestigious global ultras
- 30+ Countries across Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and the Americas
Once again, Arduua has demonstrated a level of global reach, professional coaching, and athlete development that is unmatched in the trail running community.
Every race was prepared with purpose — through structured training, deep collaboration between coaches, and the collective strength of our international team. From scenic forest routes to technical skyraces… from the UTMB World Series to multi-day giants like TORX and Diagonale des Fous — Team Arduua has left footprints on nearly every kind of mountain terrain imaginable.
No other trail running team showcases this breadth of experience, diversity of challenges, and worldwide representation.
And we couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve achieved together.
But today isn’t only about honoring the past —
it’s about opening the door to a brand-new trail season.
Welcome to Trail Season 2026 — Starting Now
A new year means new mountains, new goals, and new transformations.
Whether you’re stepping into your first trail race, preparing for a 100-mile alpine ultra, or aiming for a dream like UTMB, Val d’Aran, TORX, or a local mountain marathon — your 2026 trail season begins today.
Over the past five years, since 2020, Arduua has evolved into a complete ecosystem for trail running training:
- A united team of four expert coaches, sharing knowledge daily
- A global community of runners from 30+ countries
- 500+ structured training plans, built from years of real-world experience
- Live education in webinars
- Deep experience across every major trail racing style
- A methodology refined through thousands of training hours and hundreds of athlete race stories
At Arduua:
- No coach ever starts from zero
- No coach ever works alone
- No runner is ever left without direction
We grow together, share knowledge, and support each other —
and that is our advantage.
2025: A Year That Redefined What Our Team Can Do
From January to December, Team Arduua raced everywhere:
UTMB World Series Highlights
Transgrancanaria, Tenerife Bluetrail, Chianti Ultra Trail, Mozart 100, UTMB Andorra, Lavaredo Ultra Trail, Ultra Trail Snowdonia, Val d’Aran by UTMB, KAT100, Mallorca by UTMB, and UTMB Mont Blanc.
Skyrunning & Technical Alpine Challenges
Calamorro Skyrace, Jotunheimen Trail Run, Matterhorn Ultraks, Marcahuasi Ultra SkyRunning, Trail Valle de Tena, Gran Trail Aneto–Posets, and many more.
Iconic Long Ultras & Multi-Day Adventures
TORX – Tor des Géants (330 km)
Diagonale des Fous
Ehunmilak
Oslo–Bergen Trail (500 km)
West Highland Way Race
Coast2Kosci
Jotunheimen Trail run
UkA Pain
…plus dozens of 100K and 100M finishes.
Local Races That Light the Spark
Grassroots trail races, VKs, half marathons, night trails, road 10Ks —
the foundational races where strong trail runners are built.
This incredible range — from beginner-friendly to world-class extreme — is what makes Arduua unique.
We coach real runners, with real lives, toward extraordinary achievements.
The Arduua Coaching Team — Stronger Than Ever
With four expert trail coaches working in close collaboration, Arduua now offers:
- A shared knowledge ecosystem built since 2020
- A proven methodology with structured phases that lead to peak performance on race day
- Race strategy, load management & life-balance support
- Running biomechanics and injury-prevention insights
- Experience across all distances and terrain:
5 km → 100 miles+, mountain, sky, forest, road; beginner → competitive → elite - A massive training library designed for long-term development
- Established processes, protocols, and documentation for coaching quality
- Quality assurance for every coach–runner relationship
- 500+ training plans built from years of gathered experience
At Arduua, our runners benefit not from the knowledge of one coach, but from the collective expertise of the entire coaching team.
David Garcia, Arduua Head Coach, will be leading the Arduua Training Ecosystem into its next evolution — strengthening our methods, systems, and team collaboration even further.
This unified approach is the foundation of your strongest season yet.
How to Start Your 2026 Trail Season With Us
You can take your next step in three ways:
Premium 1:1 Coaching
Built for athletes with big goals — from first local trail races to ultras, skyraces, UTMB, TORX, and beyond.
Includes a personalized training plan developed from the Upstart Week assessment (questionnaire, running tests, strength/mobility evaluation), plus monthly/weekly revisions and continuous coach support.
🎁 Free Upstart Week (value €100)
Use code arduuafreeupstart before 1 January 2026.
🔗 https://arduua.com/trail-running-coach-online/
Membership Plans — Huge Value
Choose between 500+ structured training plans, each adjusted to your exact race date.
After finishing a race, simply switch to the next plan of your choice.
Members also enjoy:
- Live coaching webinars
- Our global community
- (Premium tier) TrainingPeaks Premium + the Arduua Training Library
You can mix structured plans with your own sessions — a feature runners have requested for years.
🎁 Free Upstart Week (value €15)
Use code arduuafreeupstart before 1 January 2026.
🔗 https://arduua.com/arduua-membership-plans/
Buy Individual Training Plans
Race-ready plans for:
UTMB Mountain Block
10K, 20K, 50K, 100K, 100 Miles
UTMB Forest & Coast Block
10K, 20K, 50K, 100K, 100 Miles
Skyrunning Block
VK, 20K, 50K
Road Running Block
10K, Half Marathon, Marathon
All plans available in Beginner, Intermediate, and Competitive versions, in 8–48 week durations.
Perfect for self-guided training.
🔗 https://arduua.com/webshop/running-training-plans/
Upcoming Webinar (Included in Coaching + Membership)
Yearly Plan & Different Phases of Training
Many runners are already preparing their 2026 race calendars, making this the perfect moment to learn how to build a strong yearly structure.
🗓 Thursday, 11 December
⏰ 19:00–20:00 CET
🎙 David Garcia (Head Coach) & Katinka Nyberg (CEO & Founder)
💻 Online
📩 Book by emailing: katinka.nyberg@arduua.com
What You’ll Learn
- How to design your Yearly Plan with A/B/C races
- How to set training goals using Fitness (CTL)
- Understanding periodization for peak performance
- Overview of key training phases
- Example walkthrough of a UTMB 100-mile TrainingPeaks plan
This time, microphones are ON — an interactive session where you can speak, ask, share, and learn together.
Your Next Arduua Moment Starts Now
2025 was a season of breakthroughs, milestones, world-stage finishes, courageous firsts, and unforgettable team moments.
But 2026?
This is your chance to build your strongest trail year yet.
If you feel the pull of the mountains…
If you want structure, progression, and support…
If you want to belong to a global team that truly cares…
Then welcome to Arduua — where everyday runners achieve extraordinary things.
Let’s climb into 2026 together.
One plan, one practice, one summit at a time. 🏔💙
/Katinka Nyberg & Team Arduua Crew
katinka.nyberg@arduua.com