TUT 28

Race strategy

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

• Big early climb with 1.1km gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• Steep 28% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Control your HR on the first climb, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 22.3km.
• Start · 0.0km–1.3km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.3km–14.7km · Climb of 1048m, 5.5km of runnable trail, high point 1189m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Work · 14.7km–22.3km · Descent of 629m averaging 11%. 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.
• Home · 22.3km–27.7km · Descent of 376m averaging 7%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Long descent: keep it even and let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 1550m+ and descends 1550m−. With 53m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 36% of the distance is uphill, 47% downhill and 17% flat. The longest climb runs 9.3km at an average 11.3% grade (1048m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.5km at an average 11.5% grade (629m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 28.2% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 28.6% over 0.3km. Surface: 51% trail, 41% smooth, and 8% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 38.7 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.5km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 22 of 100), with 31% 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 climb, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 22.3km.
• #1 · 14.7–20.2 km · 629 m D−, -11.5% · 7.4 km ahead → your pace
• 22.3–27.7 km · 376 m D−, -7.0% · 0.0 km ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 19°C to 29°C, with around 20°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 39%.

Results

104 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Miloš Rajičević (Serbia) in 2:45:25. Women's winner: Elena Sokolova (Russia) in 3:22:52.