Jelica

Race strategy

Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.

• Start easy and control your HR up to Kablar.
• Final 693m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 5.5km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–1.6km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.6km–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.
• Home · 5.5km–16.0km · Descent of 693m averaging 7%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 820m+. With 51m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 45% downhill and 16% flat. The longest climb runs 5.5km at an average 11.1% grade (611m 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 20.9% over 0.3km. Surface: 69% trail, 19% road, and 10% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 19.9 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 11 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

• Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 5.5km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• 5.5–16.0 km · 693 m D−, -6.6% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Results

175 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Marko Ćirjaković (Serbia) in 1:23:06. Women's winner: Ana Lukić (Serbia) in 1:51:46.