HALFMARATHON TRAIL

Race strategy

Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.

• 478m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 32% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 6.8km, then run your race pace.
• Start · 0.0km–1.3km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.3km–10.3km · Climb of 508m, high point 841m, descent of 478m averaging 13%. Plus 1 more climb. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Work · 10.3km–15.3km · Descent of 596m averaging 12%. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them.
• Home · 15.3km–22.1km · 6.8km of runnable trail. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.

Course

The course climbs 1030m+. With 47m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 36% of the distance is uphill, 35% downhill and 29% flat. The longest climb runs 3.4km at an average 9.6% grade (327m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.0km at an average 12.0% grade (596m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 43.0% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 31.8% over 0.5km. Surface: 60% trail, 21% road, and 18% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 33.7 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Plešivica (779m), 10.2km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Lepa glavica (268m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 3.5km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 17 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 6.8km, then run your race pace.
• #1 · 3.0–6.9 km · 478 m D−, -12.6% · 15.2 km ahead → control
• #2 · 10.3–15.3 km · 596 m D−, -12.0% · 6.8 km ahead → your pace

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 18°C to 28°C, with around 20°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 38%.

Results

83 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Mateo Ledinski (Croatia) in 2:06:30. Women's winner: Maja Kolenko (Croatia) in 2:45:41.