Anna Berglind PalmadottirIceland
Icelandic national team. Third woman at Laugavegur 2025, and the W45 winner, which is the stat that should give you ideas. Sub-3 marathoner. Explains hard things plainly, like a teacher.
Edition 1 · 28 October – 2 November 2026
A few days outside your usual routine
Five nights, four days on the trails of the Marina Alta. Come from further afield or join us from Alicante, Valencia or elsewhere on the Costa Blanca. Already live nearby? Perfect. No flight required. Airport transfers are included for those flying in.
Last spots available. Join us for four days on the trails with a small group of women.
- Group size
- Eight runners
- Availability
- Last spots available
- Your next step
- Apply for a spot
The concept
A real trail-running camp — with enough space to recover.
Four purposeful days in the mountains. Your own room when you need quiet. A group dinner when you want company.
Two athletes, one small group.
Monika has raced Worlds for Lithuania and lives on these trails. Anna is Icelandic national team with a Laugavegur podium and sub-3 marathon speed. Both bring their experience and a love of running in the mountains.
Experience shared on the trail.
We'll run alongside you, share what we've learned from racing and training on technical terrain, and help you become more comfortable in the mountains.
Why only eight?
Because eight keeps the group small enough for two hosts to run alongside everyone. You'll never be a bib number here. You'll be the one whose descent line gets shouted compliments.
After you're accepted
Getting ready to join us
A chance to get to know each other before we meet, with practical information so you can arrive feeling comfortable.
Within 48 hours
A personal reply from Monika or AnnaWe'll talk honestly about whether the camp feels right for you. Once you've decided and feel comfortable joining us, the deposit secures your place.
Before you decide
A conversation with one of usTell us about your running, what you'd like from the camp and anything you're unsure about. Ask us about the terrain, the group or what to bring.
Before you arrive
The group chat opensMeet the other women, ask questions and sort out the practical details together. We share the kit list and arrival information before camp.
28 October – 2 November
CampWednesday is for arriving and settling in. If you're flying, one of us meets you at the airport. If you're coming from nearby, we'll arrange where to meet. The running starts Thursday.
After camp
Ideas to take homeTake home feedback from our days together and ideas to try on your own trails. This is shared running experience, rather than an ongoing individual coaching service.
The arc
Four days with a clear arc
Four days of running together, with time between outings to rest and get to know each other. Arrive on Wednesday and leave on Monday. The trails fit around the group, with room to pause and enjoy the mountains.
Day 16–8 km easy
An easy run & getting to know each otherDay one is gentle: an easy coastal run and a kit check. We get to know each other and talk about what we'd each like from our time in the mountains.
Day 214–18 km
Finding confidence on rocky trailsWe explore rocky trails together, sharing what helps us feel comfortable on uneven ground. Time to ask questions, pause for the views and encourage each other along the way.
Day 320–26 km
Long trail day & race craftThe Long Day. It gets its own section below. Fueling on schedule, real pacing decisions, poles where they help, and the answer to whether you can move well for hours. (You can. With snacks.)
Day 46–10 km
Recovery run & reflectionsAn easy scenic loop, mobility and a proper breakfast. Later, we reflect on the trails we've shared, with useful feedback and ideas you can take home. There's time to rest before leaving on Monday.
Day three
The Long Day
This edition: Serra de Bèrnia. About 22 km, with 1,400 m of climbing.
No heroic summit, because there isn't one here. The Marina Alta works differently: it accumulates. Everything from days one and two (lines, feet, poles, fuelling, pacing) at effort, for hours.
Twenty minutes of silence
Sounds woo-woo. Isn't. The last two hours of your ultra will be exactly this quiet, and it's better to meet that silence before race day.
The last runner has company
On any climb, always. Two of us, eight of you. The ratio is the point.
Then the sea
Ten minutes away, seventeen degrees. You'll swear a little. Everyone talks about it at dinner. Non-negotiable.
Every edition's Long Day is a different line. Bèrnia this time, Benigembla another year, some editions a race bib. Each one goes in the camp logbook, with the weather and all eight names. You take the day's profile home on a locally made tile. Earned on the day. Not for sale.
Who it's for
Women with a running base who want mountain time, good company and a break from their usual routine. You do not need a race on the calendar.
Road runners moving onto trails
You're comfortable running 15 km but less sure on rocky ground. Come explore it with experienced runners beside you and time to find your feet.
Runners looking for mountain confidence
You want to spend more time on technical trails, ask questions and hear what has helped other women in their racing and training.
Women from nearby and further afield
Live around Alicante, Valencia or the Costa Blanca? You are welcome here too. A change of routine can be close to home.
Who should not come
Complete beginners
Get comfortable running 15 km first, then apply for Edition 2. We'll be here.
Result hunters
Come for the experience and time on the trails. We cannot promise race results or a fitness transformation in four days.
High-volume sufferfest seekers
Some climbs here are meant to be hiked. That isn't weakness. It's racecraft.
Your hosts
Experienced runners, sharing their mountains
Hosted by two experienced trail runners who race internationally and know these mountains. We run alongside you all four days and share what we have learned from our own racing and training.
Monika FahleLithuania
Lithuanian national team, raced Worlds, lives on these trails. Knows which lines go and which ones cliff out. Shares the trail knowledge she uses in her own running.
What's in it
Time on the trails, space for yourself
Run with Monika and Anna
We'll be beside you on the trails all four days. There is time to ask questions, share a laugh and find your confidence on unfamiliar ground.
Mountain days with other women
Explore rocky trails with women who also love getting outside. Enjoy the views, encourage each other on the climbs and take a breather together when you need one.
A few days for yourself
Step away from your usual responsibilities for a few days. Run in the morning, rest afterwards and leave room for a conversation or some quiet time. You do not have to fill every hour.
Sports massage after the Long Day
An included sports massage on the evening of day three. Time to let tired legs recover after a full day in the mountains.
Five nights in your own private room
Your own little oasis from Wednesday to Monday. Close the door, have a nap and enjoy some privacy whenever you need it. Breakfasts, trail snacks, one group dinner and Alicante or Valencia airport transfers are included.
Come on your own, feel part of the group
You do not need to bring a friend. There is time to get to know the other women over breakfast and out on the trails, without pressure to be sociable every minute.
€1,350 includes five nights in your own room, four days on the trails with us, breakfasts, trail snacks, one group dinner, sports massage and airport transfers.
Not included: your flight to Alicante or Valencia (book whichever is cheapest, we meet every arrival), insurance (mandatory), alcohol, race entries.
The terms
Founding runner rate
€1,350
€1,800
Per person. €1,800 from Edition 2 onward. Eight women only.
Once you've decided and feel comfortable joining us, the deposit secures your place.
The trade
The discount isn't generosity. It's a bet you're making on our first edition, and we pay for the bet. Founding runners agree to:
- A short filmed interview on the last day
- An honest review, wherever you post reviews
- Letting us use the week's photos of you
- One blunt feedback call, so Edition 2 is better
Day-one guarantee
Run day one. If by dinner you think this camp isn't for you, say so. Full refund, and we drive you back to Alicante or Valencia ourselves. No forms, no hard feelings. We can afford this because we pick the eight of you carefully.
The Founding Eight
The first eight runners keep, permanently:
- First refusal on every future edition, 48 hours before anyone else.
- Your founding price, €1,350, held for life.
- One nomination per edition: someone you vouch for skips the queue, and you both get €100 off.
- Page one of the logbook.
Coming alone
You probably are. So is everyone else
Your own private room is included in the price. A little oasis to sleep, unwind, and have some time to yourself between time on the trails and time together.
Day 1 you know nobody. Day 4 you have seven numbers in your phone and a group chat that will not shut up, in the best way.
Questions worth answering early
The stuff you'd ask us over coffee, answered before you apply.
I'm scared I'll be the slowest.+
Someone will be. She gets one of us beside her on every climb and the same paella at dinner. This camp doesn't do dropped runners.
What can four days actually change?+
Four days give you time to explore technical terrain with company, try different approaches and ask questions as they come up. We'll share what we've learned and offer feedback, with ideas to take home. We are experienced athletes, not certified coaches, and the camp does not include an individual training plan. Fitness takes longer than a weekend.
How fit do I need to be?+
Comfortable running 15 km on rolling ground and happy to hike the steep stuff. The Long Day adapts to the group. This is a real training camp, but 'real' measures seriousness, not speed.
Do I need trail experience?+
Some helps. If you've got road fitness and rocky ground makes you nervous, you're exactly who this is for.
Is it women only?+
Yes. This edition is women-only, hosts included.
What trails will we run?+
Routes are selected from the Denia, Javea, Bernia, Vall de Laguar, and Marina Alta area depending on weather, group level, and permissions.
What if the weather turns?+
There will be lower-risk backup routes, road-to-trail options, workshop swaps, and heat or storm protocols. Mountain plans need escape routes.
Can I come alone?+
Yes, almost everyone does. Everyone has her own private room, with plenty of time together on the trails and over dinner. By day two the strangers thing is over.
My flight lands at 11pm. Is that a problem?+
No. Wednesday is arrival day: no training, no schedule, a pickup whenever you land, and dinner kept warm if it's late. The running starts Thursday morning, once everyone has slept. Monday works the same in reverse, so book whichever flight home is cheapest.
What kit is mandatory?+
Trail shoes, hydration vest, wind shell, sun protection, emergency blanket, phone, personal meds. The full list arrives before camp, with our honest shoe opinions in it.
Steal our homework: five Marina Alta routes, free. GPX files, water points, which lines actually go, and where people get cliffed.
Last spots available
Apply for the first Costa Blanca cohort
Eight women. Two minutes. Costs nothing, because payment only happens if we offer you a spot and you take it. Tell us about your running and we'll tell you honestly whether this fits, in both directions. And if you're hesitating because you think you're not fast enough: the application asks about your running, not your PRs. Fit matters here. Speed doesn't.
Not sure this is for you?Have a 15-minute chat with Monika