Marathon adidas TERREX

Race strategy

Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.

• Final 2438m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Steep 26% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Ease into the early runnable section, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 26.0km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• 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–6.6km · Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
• Work · 6.6km–26.0km · Climb of 1517m, high point 2434m. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
• Home · 26.0km–43.2km · Descent of 2438m averaging 14%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 1884m+. With 44m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 31% of the distance is uphill, 55% downhill and 14% flat. The longest climb runs 19.5km at an average 7.8% grade (1517m of vertical). The longest descent runs 17.2km at an average 14.2% grade (2438m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 17.7% over 0.6km. The steepest descent drops at 27.3% over 0.3km. Surface: 64% trail, 26% technical, and 5% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 60.8 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 6.3km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 41 of 100), with 15% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Ease into the early runnable section, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 26.0km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• 26.0–43.2 km · 2438 m D−, -14.2% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 10°C to 12°C, with around 4°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 6%.

Results

971 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Fran Anguita Bayo (Spain) in 3:39:03. Women's winner: Ikram Rharsalla Laktab (Spain) in 4:12:53.