MIUT Advanced

Race strategy

Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.

• Big early climb with 1.5km gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• 1790m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 41% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 45.5km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 56.5km.
• Start · 0.0km–1.3km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.3km–8.3km · Climb of 609m. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
• Work · 8.3km–23.8km · Climb of 1486m, high point 1794m. Plus 1 more descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Fade · 23.8km–56.5km · Descent of 1790m averaging 8%. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 56.5km–58.5km · Descent of 297m averaging 15%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line.

Course

The course climbs 4800m+ and descends 4800m−. With 60m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 48% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 14% flat. The longest climb runs 13.5km at an average 11.0% grade (1486m of vertical). The longest descent runs 21.7km at an average 8.2% grade (1790m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 28.8% over 0.7km. The steepest descent drops at 40.7% over 0.6km. Surface: 72% trail, 14% road, 6% smooth, and 5% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 92.5 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 6.6km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 37 of 100), with 28% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves 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 45.5km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 56.5km.
• #1 · 23.8–45.5 km · 1790 m D−, -8.2% · 13.0 km ahead → control
• 56.5–58.5 km · 297 m D−, -14.7% · 0.0 km ahead → free

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 16°C to 18°C, with around 6°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 10%.

Results

421 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Daniel Jung (Italy) in 8:52:50. Women's winner: Lindsay Allison (United States) in 10:26:41.