Enrosadira Trail 60K

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• Steep 32% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• 534m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Final 803m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 40.1km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 48.5km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–2.3km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 2.3km–15.0km · Climb of 789m, descent of 534m averaging 9%. 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 · 15.0km–31.0km · Descent of 303m averaging 14%, climb of 603m, descent of 511m averaging 10%. Plus 1 more climb. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. 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.
• Fade · 31.0km–48.5km · Climb of 546m, descent of 517m averaging 12%, climb of 595m, high point 2122m. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. 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. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 48.5km–57.1km · Descent of 803m averaging 9%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 3000m+. With 50m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 46% downhill and 14% flat. The longest climb runs 9.4km at an average 8.4% grade (789m of vertical). The longest descent runs 8.5km at an average 9.4% grade (803m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 42.3% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 29.3% over 0.3km. Surface: 69% trail, 16% road, 8% smooth, and 6% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 80.3 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Piz de Surega (2011m), 37.7km from the start. The course also passes close to Piz Bioch (2079m) and Piz Arlara (2003m).

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 7.2km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 40 of 100), with 51% of the load in the first half: 4 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 40.1km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 48.5km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• #1 · 9.4–15.0 km · 534 m D−, -9.4% · 42.0 km ahead → control
• #3 · 17.7–19.8 km · 303 m D−, -14.5% · 37.2 km ahead → control
• #2 · 25.8–31.0 km · 511 m D−, -9.8% · 26.1 km ahead → control
• #4 · 35.9–40.1 km · 517 m D−, -12.3% · 17.0 km ahead → control
• 48.5–57.1 km · 803 m D−, -9.4% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from -1°C to 9°C, with around 8°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 37%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.

Results

127 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Alessio Zambon (Italy) in 5:47:03. Women's winner: Daniela Rota (Italy) in 6:23:15.