Nice Eze-Nice 50K

Race strategy

Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.

• 788m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 31% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
• Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 24.1km, 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–18.8km · Climb of 819m, high point 1185m. 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 · 18.8km–29.5km · Descent of 788m averaging 15%. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. 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 · 29.5km–48.0km · Plus 1 more climb and 2 descents. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 48.0km–54.1km · 6.1km 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

By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 9.7km at an average 8.5% grade (819m of vertical). The longest descent runs 11.1km at an average 6.4% grade (710m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 25.2% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 31.6% over 0.4km. Surface: 47% trail, 40% road, 8% technical, and 5% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 71.8 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 10.1km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 35 of 100), with 53% 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 24.1km, then run your race pace.
• #1 · 18.8–24.2 km · 788 m D−, -14.8% · 30.0 km ahead → control
• 29.5–32.6 km · 284 m D−, -9.1% · 21.5 km ahead → your pace
• 36.9–48.0 km · 710 m D−, -6.4% · 6.2 km ahead → your pace

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 16°C to 20°C, with around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 27%.

Results

1,731 finishers completed the 2025 edition. Men's winner: Miguel Benitez (Spain) in 4:28:45. Women's winner: Kim Schreiber (Germany) in 5:16:27.