Prokletije Red

Course

The course climbs 2760m+ and descends 2760m−. With 55m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 22% flat. The longest climb runs 4.0km at an average 17.4% grade (699m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.9km at 16.2% (797m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 36.5% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 36.2% over 0.2km. Surface: 70% trail, 13% road, 9% technical, and 8% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 74.7 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Hridski krš (2358m), 15.7km from the start. The course also passes close to Starac (2352m) and Bogiçevica (2204m).

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 6.0km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 33 of 100), with 28% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 24, target pace until km 38, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• 30.3–34.2 km · 448 m D−, -11.5% · 29% of the race ahead → target pace
• 35.8–39.4 km · 334 m D−, -9.2% · 18% of the race ahead → even, let go at the end
• 40.6–47.3 km · 830 m D−, -12.3% · 1% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 6°C to 15°C, around 10°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 34%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 12% of days around this date.

Results

21 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Damir Raovac (Serbia) in 6:09:09. Women's winner: Ekaterina Krivosheina (Russia) in 7:11:04.