Why ETH REFUGI?
Eth means “the” in Aranese. The name roots the project in the Val d’Aran instead of treating the valley as a backdrop.
Trail Running
VAL D'ARAN
1–5 July 2026
ETH REFUGI NB — FIELD PROGRAMME
Issue 01 · VAL D'ARAN
Activities · Registration · Location
A refuge during the valley’s most intense week of the summer.
Run it. Read it. Listen to it.
Find the ETH REFUGI NB agenda, opening hours, location and registration links for personalization and shoe testing.
About the project
A slower presence inside a high-energy week.
During the first week of July, Vielha fills with runners, supporters, forecasts, nervous legs and streets full of movement. ETH REFUGI NB is New Balance’s way of creating another rhythm inside that intensity.
More than a product point, ETH REFUGI NB is a meeting place for trail runners, athletes, creators, supporters and anyone passing through the valley. A space to test shoes, discover product, personalize a New Balance piece, share coffee, read, write, ask questions and reconnect with the territory before going back out.
What is New Balance doing here?
New Balance brings trail product, shoe testing, athlete conversations, community runs and a personalization area, but also a place to pause.
The philosophy
Trail is not only performance. It is attention: reading the ground, adapting to the weather, trusting your body and respecting the place you cross.
Opening hours
Come in, slow down, connect.
Wednesday 01/07 to Saturday 04/0709:00–20:00
Sunday 05/0709:00–14:00
Daily activities
From morning movement to evening stories.
- New Balance product exhibition
- Material personalization area
- Specialty coffee
- Aranese products
- Shoe testing
- Community space
Full programme
Refuge rhythm.
You can spend five minutes here or stay for an hour. Come to test shoes, go for a run, listen to a conversation, personalise a piece or simply take a pause before returning to the movement of the week.
Wednesday 1 July
09:00–20:00
ETH REFUGI NB open
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
19:00–20:00
Presentation of New Balance athletes
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
Thursday 2 July
09:00–20:00
ETH REFUGI NB open
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
10:00–11:00
Self-confidence workshop — Ïu Net, Laia Montoya & Eloy Martínez
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
11:00–12:00
Run Era Val — 7K trail route
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia / Era Val
18:00–19:00
Val d’Aran Through a Lens — Jaime Varela
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
Friday 3 July
09:00–20:00
ETH REFUGI NB open
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
10:00–11:00
Run Era Val — 7K trail route
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia / Era Val
11:00–12:00
The Meaning of the Mountain — Edurne Pasaban
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
Saturday 4 July
09:00–20:00
ETH REFUGI NB open
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
10:00–11:00
Run Era Val — 7K trail route
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia / Era Val
Sunday 5 July
09:00–14:00
ETH REFUGI NB open
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
Programme may be subject to small operational changes. Registration is recommended for activities with limited capacity.
Location
Find ETH REFUGI NB.
ETH REFUGI NB @ Era Alquimia
Plaça Pas d'Arró, 2,
25530 Vielha, Lérida