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Trail Race

21.0km·1000m+
July 18
Mestia,
Georgia
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Trail Race · Race profile

Distance
21.0km
Gain
1000m+
FlatKM
31.8
Max
2324m
Min
1364m

About Trail Race

Trail Race is the 21.0km trail race at Mestia Ultra 2026 (Mestia, Georgia). The race starts on July 18, 2026.

Race strategy

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

  • Final 955m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Steep 29% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 11.7km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.7km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 1.7km–11.7km · Climb of 1092m, high point 2325m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Home · 11.7km–21.3km · Descent of 955m averaging 10%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Very long descent: first half under control, then even, let go only near the end. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 1000m+. With 48m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 42% of the distance is uphill, 46% downhill and 12% flat. The longest climb runs 11.7km at an average 9.3% grade (1092m of vertical). The longest descent runs 9.6km at an average 9.9% grade (955m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 23.4% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 31.8% over 0.3km. Surface: 40% smooth, 31% trail, 17% road, and 12% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 31.8 FlatKM.

Poles

The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 17 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, and start the final descent from 11.7km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
  • 11.7–21.3 km · 955 m D−, -9.9% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 17°C to 23°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 38%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.

Results

280 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Miroshnichenko, Mikhail (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 2:15:59. Women's winner: Topor, Alena (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 2:17:23.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Trail Race.

Other distances of Mestia Ultra 2026Mestia 100K (105km)·Mestia Ultra (70.0km)·Mountain Marathon (42.0km)

Other editions of Trail Race2025

Official websitewww.traillab.ge/mestia