Triglav Trail Race

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• Big early climb with 1170m gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• 1488m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Final 837m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 38.9km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 51.4km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–2.1km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 2.1km–13.6km · Climb of 1166m. 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 · 13.6km–23.7km · Climb of 665m, high point 2171m, descent of 494m averaging 14%. Plus 1 more climb and 1 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 · 23.7km–51.4km · Descent of 1488m averaging 10%, climb of 839m. 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. Hike the steepest pitches. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 51.4km–64.4km · Descent of 837m averaging 6%. 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 4450m+. With 57m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 37% downhill and 25% flat. The longest climb runs 13.6km at an average 8.6% grade (1166m of vertical). The longest descent runs 15.2km at an average 9.8% grade (1488m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 55.1% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 60.4% over 0.3km. Surface: 57% trail, 21% road, 11% technical, and 11% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 94.0 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Kreda (857m), 43.9km from the start.

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 7.4km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 35 of 100), with 68% 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 descents until 38.9km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 51.4km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• #2 · 18.1–21.5 km · 494 m D−, -14.3% · 42.8 km ahead → control
• #1 · 23.7–38.9 km · 1488 m D−, -9.8% · 25.5 km ahead → control
• 51.3–64.4 km · 837 m D−, -6.4% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 16°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

40 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Sam Rodda (Great Britain) in 7:49:22. Women's winner: Agata Toporowicz (Poland) in 9:37:40.