Triglav Trail Race

Course

The course climbs 5800 m+. With 57 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 6.9 km at an average 16.2% grade (1114 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.9 km at 14.8% (1166 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 50.8% over 0.8 km. The steepest descent drops at 60.7% over 0.3 km. Surface: 72% trail, 11% technical, 11% smooth, and 6% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 157.2 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Griva (2050 m), 15.4 km from the start. The course also passes close to Dovški Pihavec (2215 m) and Vodični vrh (1621 m).

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 16.8 km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is high (index 58 of 100), with 50% of the load in the first half: 3 critical descents, the last of them run on already damaged legs. Downhill-specific preparation and a controlled early pace pay off here.

• Control on the marked descents until km 48, target pace until km 77, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 14.3–23.2 km · 1469 m D−, -16.5% · 76% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 33.5–43.0 km · 863 m D−, -9.1% · 55% of the race ahead → control
• #3 · 55.4–60.5 km · 1001 m D−, -19.6% · 37% of the race ahead → target pace
• 81.2–89.8 km · 1195 m D−, -13.9% · 7% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 11°C to 19°C, around 12°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 51%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 15% of days around this date.