Triglav Lakes Race

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• Big early climb with 1180m gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• 492m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Final 1491m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Steep 61% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 22.4km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 24.6km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–1.7km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.7km–14.1km · Climb of 1175m. 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 · 14.1km–22.4km · Climb of 662m, high point 2171m, descent of 492m averaging 14%. Plus 1 more descent. 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 · 22.4km–24.6km · Plus 1 more climb. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 24.6km–39.9km · Descent of 1491m averaging 10%. 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. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 2650m+. With 60m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 43% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 14.1km at an average 8.4% grade (1175m of vertical). The longest descent runs 15.3km at an average 9.8% grade (1491m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 58.7% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 60.7% over 0.3km. Surface: 54% trail, 19% technical, 16% smooth, and 12% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 67.2 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Kreda (857m), 5.1km from the start.

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 6.2km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 29 of 100), with 33% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves 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 22.4km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 24.6km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• #1 · 18.9–22.4 km · 492 m D−, -14.1% · 17.5 km ahead → control
• 24.7–39.9 km · 1491 m D−, -9.8% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 15°C to 25°C, with around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 51%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 15% of days around this date.

Results

152 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Klemen Štular (Slovenia) in 4:42:51. Women's winner: Špela Bokal (Slovenia) in 5:30:07.