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Jelica

TTLS – Treking i Trejl liga Srbije
25.0km·1150m+
March 29
Ovčar Banja,
Serbia
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Jelica · Race profile

Distance
25.0km
Gain
1150m+
FlatKM
31.2
Max
854m
Min
276m

About Jelica

Jelica is the 25.0km trail race at Jelica 2025 (Ovčar Banja, Serbia). The race starts on March 29, 2025.

Race strategy

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

  • 693m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
  • All downhill to the finish: go all out!
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 16.0km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 21.9km.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.8km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 1.8km–5.5km · Climb of 611m, high point 854m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Work · 5.5km–21.9km · Descent of 693m averaging 7%. 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 · 21.9km–25.2km · Descent of 371m averaging 11%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course.

Course

The course climbs 1150m+. With 46m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 39% downhill and 22% flat. The longest climb runs 5.9km at an average 6.3% grade (371m of vertical). The longest descent runs 10.4km at an average 6.6% grade (693m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 35.0% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 24.1% over 0.4km. Surface: 64% trail, 23% road, and 11% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 31.2 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Kablar (885m), 5.5km from the start.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.6km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 17 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 16.0km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 21.9km.
  • #1 · 5.5–16.0 km · 693 m D−, -6.6% · 9.2 km ahead → control
  • 21.9–25.2 km · 371 m D−, -11.3% · 0.0 km ahead → free

Results

72 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Dusko Ordagic (Serbia) in 2:13:16. Women's winner: Ferabontova Ksenija (Serbia) in 2:51:33.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Jelica.

Other distances of Jelica 2025Jelica (34.0km)·Jelica (16.0km)

Official websiteserbiarun.rs/2025/ttls/jelica