Enrosadira Trail 40K Medio

Course

The course climbs 2450 m+. With 61 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 49% downhill and 13% flat. The longest climb runs 4.0 km at an average 14.8% grade (585 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.6 km at 11.8% (654 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 34.1% over 0.3 km. The steepest descent drops at 39.5% over 0.3 km. Surface: 67% trail, 19% smooth, 8% road, and 6% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 51.3 FlatKM.

Summits

The course also passes close to Crusc da Rit (2021 m).

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here — only about 8.0 km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 33 of 100), with 52% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 22, target pace until km 35, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 8.8–14.4 km · 521 m D−, -9.3% · 67% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 19.1–22.6 km · 463 m D−, -13.1% · 48% of the race ahead → target pace
• 29.5–32.7 km · 437 m D−, -13.7% · 25% of the race ahead → target pace
• 37.7–43.1 km · 648 m D−, -12.2% · 1% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from -1°C to 9°C, around 5°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 41%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.