Triglav Lakes Race

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• Big early climb with 1150m gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• 492m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Final 1490m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Steep 63% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the descents until 22.9km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 25.2km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–2.0km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 2.0km–19.3km · Climb of 1151m, descent of 282m averaging 25%, climb of 662m, high point 2171m. 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 · 19.3km–25.2km · Descent of 492m averaging 14%. Plus 1 more climb. 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.
• Home · 25.2km–40.8km · Descent of 1490m averaging 10%. 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. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 2600m+. With 58m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 44% of the distance is uphill, 37% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 13.9km at an average 8.3% grade (1151m of vertical). The longest descent runs 15.6km at an average 9.5% grade (1490m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 34.9% over 1.4km. The steepest descent drops at 63.2% over 0.3km. Surface: 51% trail, 20% technical, 16% smooth, and 13% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 68.1 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Kreda (857m), 5.0km from the start.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 8.4km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 30 of 100), with 33% of the load in the first half: 2 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 22.9km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 25.2km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• #2 · 13.9–15.1 km · 282 m D−, -24.9% · 25.7 km ahead → control
• #1 · 19.3–22.8 km · 492 m D−, -13.7% · 18.0 km ahead → control
• 25.2–40.8 km · 1490 m D−, -9.5% · 0.0 km ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 12°C to 20°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 51%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 15% of days around this date.

Results

163 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Klemen Štular (Slovenia) in 4:28:17. Women's winner: Vika Koban (Slovenia) in 5:26:05.