Kranjska Gora 25K

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• 252m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 30% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• 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 7.7km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 21.6km.
• Start · 0.0km–2.0km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 2.0km–13.3km · Descent of 252m averaging 10%. Plus 2 more climbs. 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.
• Work · 13.3km–21.6km · Climb of 348m, high point 1087m. Plus 1 more descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Home · 21.6km–24.2km · Descent of 277m averaging 11%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course.

Course

The course climbs 1200m+. With 48m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 36% of the distance is uphill, 32% downhill and 32% flat. The longest climb runs 5.6km at an average 6.0% grade (336m of vertical). The longest descent runs 3.8km at an average 9.9% grade (371m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 33.6% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 29.8% over 0.4km. Surface: 56% trail, 32% road, 7% smooth, and 5% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 31.2 FlatKM.

Summits

The course also passes close to Brda (875m).

Poles

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

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 15 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 7.7km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 21.6km.
• #1 · 5.2–7.7 km · 252 m D−, -10.1% · 16.5 km ahead → control
• 13.3–17.0 km · 371 m D−, -9.9% · 7.2 km ahead → your pace
• 21.6–24.2 km · 277 m D−, -10.6% · 0.0 km ahead → free

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 9°C to 18°C, with around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 42%.

Results

822 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Wendelin Mörtendorfer (Austria) in 1:45:18. Women's winner: Lucija Krkoc (Slovenia) in 2:01:44.