Mountain Marathon is a 42.0 km mountain marathon of Mestia Ultra 2026 in Mestia, Georgia. The race starts on July 18, 2026.
The course climbs 2400 m+. With 57 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 42% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 16% flat. The longest climb runs 3.9 km at an average 9.4% grade (367 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.6 km at 9.7% (636 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 23.3% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 37.2% over 0.2 km. Surface: 64% trail, 18% smooth, 9% technical, and 9% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 66.8 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 7.5 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 33 of 100), with 33% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 17°C to 23°C, around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 40%.
166 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Lomidze, Giorgi (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 4:19:10. Women's winner: Baysal, Serpil (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 6:16:15.
This page has the full results and splits, interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for Mountain Marathon.
Other distances of Mestia Ultra 2026Mestia 100K (105 km)·Mestia Ultra (70.0 km)·Trail Race (21.0 km)
Other editions of Mountain Marathon2025
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