MIUT 60

Race strategy

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

• Big early climb with 1.8km gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• 1528m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 31% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 23.1km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 54.1km.
• Start · 0.0km–1.5km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.5km–10.6km · Climb of 1784m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Work · 10.6km–23.1km · Descent of 1528m averaging 12%, high point 1713m. 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. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Fade · 23.1km–54.1km · Climb of 1083m, descent of 1095m averaging 9%. 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 54.1km–55.7km · Descent of 196m averaging 13%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line.

Course

The course climbs 3315m+ and descends 3315m−. With 59m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 31% of the distance is uphill, 39% downhill and 30% flat. The longest climb runs 10.6km at an average 16.9% grade (1784m of vertical). The longest descent runs 12.5km at an average 12.2% grade (1528m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 46.7% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 53.7% over 0.3km. Surface: 73% trail and 17% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 83.4 FlatKM.

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 10.6km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 40 of 100), with 54% of the load in the first half: 2 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 way down from it until 23.1km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 54.1km.
• #1 · 10.6–23.1 km · 1528 m D−, -12.2% · 32.6 km ahead → control
• #2 · 31.9–44.3 km · 1095 m D−, -8.8% · 11.4 km ahead → your pace

Results

396 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Konstantinos Paradeisopoulos (Greece) in 5:24:29. Women's winner: Stephanie Howe (United States) in 6:47:18.