I Feel Slovenia 120K

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• 719m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 33% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
• 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 104km, then run your race pace.
• 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–14.5km · Climb of 665m. 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 · 14.5km–60.9km · Descent of 719m averaging 9%, climb of 770m, descent of 821m averaging 11%. 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
• Fade · 60.9km–104km · Climb of 1868m, high point 2166m, descent of 918m averaging 8%, descent of 1321m averaging 10%. Plus 1 more climb. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. 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. Hike the steepest pitches. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 104km–123km · 18.5km of runnable trail. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.

Course

The course climbs 7200m+. With 58m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 34% of the distance is uphill, 35% downhill and 31% flat. The longest climb runs 15.0km at an average 12.5% grade (1868m of vertical). The longest descent runs 13.6km at an average 9.7% grade (1321m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 47.9% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 47.0% over 0.2km. Surface: 64% trail, 19% road, and 16% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 180.1 FlatKM.

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