Srednji istočni maraton is a 59.0 km ultra trail of Fruškogorski maraton 2025 in Popovica, Novi Sad, Serbia. The race starts on April 26, 2025.
The course climbs 2140 m+. With 36 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 37% of the distance is uphill, 29% downhill and 34% flat. The longest climb runs 3.4 km at an average 7.5% grade (251 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 1.8 km at 11.1% (196 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 19.0% over 0.3 km. The steepest descent drops at 18.9% over 0.2 km. Surface: 76% trail, 14% road, and 9% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 71.8 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Isin Cot (522 m), 46.8 km from the start. The course also passes close to Crvena Krecana (512 m) and Kraljeva stolica (507 m).
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 3.2 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 30 of 100), with 49% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
94 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Stefan Ristic (Serbia) in 6:03:11. Women's winner: Ekaterina Krivosheina (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 7:18:59.
This page has the full results and splits, interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for Srednji istočni maraton.
Other distances of Fruškogorski maraton 2025Ultra ekstremni maraton (134 km)·Ultra maraton (108 km)·Mali istočni ekstremni maraton (42.0 km)·Pripravnički južni maraton (22.0 km)
Other editions of Srednji istočni maraton2026
Official websitewww.fruskogorski-maraton.com
