TUT 12

Race strategy

Short race: go all out.

• Hold your race pace up to 7.0km, but stay in control.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 7.0km.
• Start · 0.0km–1.5km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Work · 1.5km–7.0km · Climb of 241m, high point 602m. 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.
• Home · 7.0km–12.9km · Descent of 364m averaging 6%. Kick for the line: give it everything you've got. Long descent: keep it even and let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 650m+ and descends 650m−. With 50m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 30% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 29% flat. The longest climb runs 2.1km at an average 11.8% grade (245m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.9km at an average 6.1% grade (364m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 20.3% over 0.9km. The steepest descent drops at 21.9% over 0.4km. Surface: 54% smooth, 34% trail, and 12% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 15.7 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 0.9km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 10 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

• Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 7.0km.
• 7.0–12.9 km · 364 m D−, -6.1% · 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 23°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 39%.

Results

122 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Ivan Radovanovic (Serbia) in 1:12:20. Women's winner: Aleksandra Razumnaja (Serbia) in 1:22:42.