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Madeira Island Ultra-Trail® 2026
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MIUT Starter

17.0km·500m+/500m−
April 26, 08:00 AM
Funchal,
Portugal
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MIUT Starter · Race profile

Distance
17.0km
Gain
500m+
Loss
500m−
FlatKM
20.0
Max
354m
Min
4m

About MIUT Starter

MIUT Starter is the 17.0km trail race at Madeira Island Ultra-Trail® 2026 (Funchal, Portugal). The race starts on April 26, 2026 at 08:00 AM.

Race strategy

Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.

  • Start easy and control your HR up to 14.1km.
  • Hold your race pace up to Facho, but stay in control.
  • Final 305m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Control your HR on the first climb, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 14.9km.
  • Start · 0.0km–1.9km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 1.9km–14.1km · 9.9km of runnable trail, high point 355m. Plus 1 more climb. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
  • Work · 14.1km–14.9km · Plus 1 more climb. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Home · 14.9km–16.9km · Descent of 305m averaging 15%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course.

Course

The course climbs 500m+ and descends 500m−. With 29m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 17% of the distance is uphill, 20% downhill and 63% flat. The longest climb runs 4.2km at an average 7.5% grade (314m of vertical). The longest descent runs 2.0km at an average 15.2% grade (305m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 22.9% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 35.4% over 0.4km. Surface: 75% trail and 18% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 20.0 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.0km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.

  • Control your HR on the first climb, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 14.9km.

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 16°C to 19°C, with around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 9%.

Results

555 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Paulo Macedo (Portugal) in 1:13:58. Women's winner: Inês Correia (Portugal) in 1:37:47.

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

Other distances of Madeira Island Ultra-Trail® 2026MIUT Legend (110km)·MIUT Advanced (80.0km)·MIUT Discover (56.0km)·MIUT Marathon (40.0km)

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