Enrosadira Trail 55K Ultra

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• 501m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 36% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Final 712m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 31.9km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 47.0km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–2.2km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 2.2km–19.1km · Climb of 669m, descent of 501m averaging 9%, climb of 549m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Work · 19.1km–31.9km · Descent of 405m averaging 15%, climb of 690m, descent of 486m averaging 15%. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Fade · 31.9km–47.0km · Climb of 607m, high point 2122m. Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 47.0km–54.6km · Descent of 712m averaging 9%. 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.

Course

The course climbs 3400m+. With 62m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 8.7km at an average 7.0% grade (607m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.6km at an average 9.4% grade (712m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 36.1% over 0.7km. The steepest descent drops at 36.2% over 0.3km. Surface: 66% trail, 17% smooth, 9% road, and 7% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 77.4 FlatKM.

Summits

The course also passes close to Crusc da Rit (2021m) and Col Alt (1980m).

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 7.7km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 40 of 100), with 46% of the load in the first half: 3 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 31.9km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 47.0km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• #1 · 7.4–13.2 km · 501 m D−, -8.7% · 41.4 km ahead → control
• #3 · 19.1–21.8 km · 405 m D−, -14.8% · 32.8 km ahead → control
• #2 · 28.6–31.9 km · 486 m D−, -14.9% · 22.7 km ahead → control
• 40.6–43.8 km · 438 m D−, -13.7% · 10.8 km ahead → your pace
• 47.0–54.6 km · 712 m D−, -9.4% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 0°C to 9°C, with around 9°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 41%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.

Results

126 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: STEFANO RINALDI (Italy) in 6:01:13. Women's winner: MIRIAMA MASARIKOVA (Slovakia) in 7:16:29.