UTFS 10K

Race strategy

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

• Start easy and control your HR up to the aid station at 7.1km.
• Hold your race pace up to 7.8km, but stay in control.
• Final 444m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 7.8km.
• Start · 0.0km–1.6km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.6km–6.8km · Climb of 501m, high point 650m. Plus 1 more descent. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
• Work · 6.8km–7.8km · Plus 1 more climb. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
• Home · 7.8km–12.2km · Descent of 444m averaging 10%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Long descent: keep it even and let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 667m+. With 53m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 36% of the distance is uphill, 45% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 5.8km at an average 8.7% grade (501m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.5km at an average 10.0% grade (444m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 30.6% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 21.2% over 0.7km. Surface: 90% trail and 9% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 20.5 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Mont Edouard (633m), 8.4km from the start.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.1km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 11 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

• Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 7.8km.
• 7.8–12.2 km · 444 m D−, -10.0% · 0.0 km ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 21°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 48%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 7% of days around this date.

Results

306 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Maxime Corbeil (Canada) in 1:13:24. Women's winner: Mathilde Leblanc (Canada) in 1:38:22.