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Akaa 59K

UTMB World Series
59.0km
October 2
Creel,
Mexico
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Akaa 59K · Race profile

Distance
59.0km
FlatKM
83.8
Max
2360m
Min
1715m

About Akaa 59K

Akaa 59K is the 59.0km trail race at UTMB Chihuahua 2025 (Creel, Mexico). The race starts on October 2, 2025.

Race strategy

Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.

  • 476m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
  • Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
  • Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 31.9km, then run your race pace.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.5km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 1.5km–41.0km · Descent of 476m averaging 10%, climb of 680m, high point 2361m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
  • Fade · 41.0km–51.7km · Plus 1 more descent. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
  • Home · 51.7km–58.0km · Climb of 589m. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.

Course

By gradient, 37% of the distance is uphill, 34% downhill and 30% flat. The longest climb runs 9.1km at an average 7.5% grade (680m of vertical). The longest descent runs 10.7km at an average 6.9% grade (736m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 28.2% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 26.4% over 0.4km. Surface: 34% smooth, 20% trail, and 8% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 83.8 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 5.3km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 28 of 100), with 32% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

  • Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 31.9km, then run your race pace.
  • #1 · 27.0–31.9 km · 476 m D−, -9.8% · 26.1 km ahead → control
  • 40.9–51.7 km · 736 m D−, -6.9% · 6.3 km ahead → your pace

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 20°C, with around 21°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 30%.

Results

347 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Juan Carlos Carera Casas (Mexico) in 5:49:31. Women's winner: Josefina Perez (Mexico) in 6:51:14.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Akaa 59K.

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