MUT 100

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• 889m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 30% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• All downhill to the finish: go all out!
• 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 49.9km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 91.6km.
• Start · 0.0km–1.3km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.3km–13.3km · Climb of 706m. 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.
• Work · 13.3km–49.9km · Descent of 448m averaging 17%, high point 985m, descent of 371m averaging 8%, descent of 889m averaging 7%. Plus 2 more climbs. 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. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Fade · 49.9km–91.6km · Climb of 762m. Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 91.6km–98.8km · Descent of 466m averaging 7%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Long descent: keep it even and let go only near the end.

Course

By gradient, 36% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 29% flat. The longest climb runs 9.4km at an average 8.1% grade (762m of vertical). The longest descent runs 12.9km at an average 6.9% grade (889m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 39.1% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 30.3% over 0.4km. Surface: 74% trail and 17% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 140.5 FlatKM.

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 7.6km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 48 of 100), with 59% of the load in the first half: 3 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 49.9km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 91.6km.
• #2 · 13.3–16.0 km · 448 m D−, -16.5% · 82.7 km ahead → control
• #3 · 20.3–24.7 km · 371 m D−, -8.4% · 74.1 km ahead → control
• #1 · 37.0–49.9 km · 889 m D−, -6.9% · 48.9 km ahead → control
• 80.5–82.2 km · 355 m D−, -20.6% · 16.5 km ahead → your pace
• 91.6–98.8 km · 466 m D−, -6.5% · 0.0 km ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 12°C to 17°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 23%.

Results

84 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Daniel Jung (Italy) in 11:01:37. Women's winner: Emily Djock (United States) in 12:29:58.