Triglav Trail Race

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• 1462m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Big early climb with 1650m gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
• Final 1590m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
• Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
• Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 60.5km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 76.3km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• Start · 0.0km–2.1km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 2.1km–14.3km · Climb of 1146m. 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. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Work · 14.3km–49.0km · Descent of 1462m averaging 17%, climb of 1652m, high point 2348m, descent of 864m averaging 9%. 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
• Fade · 49.0km–76.3km · Descent of 1173m averaging 16%, climb of 1409m. Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. 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. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 76.3km–96.5km · Descent of 1590m averaging 8%. 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 6200m+. With 61m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 17% flat. The longest climb runs 15.8km at an average 8.9% grade (1409m of vertical). The longest descent runs 20.2km at an average 7.9% grade (1590m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 50.8% over 0.8km. The steepest descent drops at 60.7% over 0.3km. 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 (2050m), 15.4km from the start. The course also passes close to Dovški Pihavec (2215m) and Vodični vrh (1621m).

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 16.0km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is high (index 59 of 100), with 49% 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.

• Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 60.5km, then run your race pace, and start the final descent from 76.3km under control, then go all out near the bottom.
• #1 · 14.3–23.0 km · 1462 m D−, -16.7% · 73.5 km ahead → control
• #2 · 33.5–43.0 km · 864 m D−, -9.1% · 53.5 km ahead → control
• 49.0–50.9 km · 256 m D−, -13.6% · 45.6 km ahead → your pace
• #3 · 53.2–60.5 km · 1173 m D−, -16.1% · 36.0 km ahead → control
• 76.3–96.5 km · 1590 m D−, -7.9% · 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 12°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

59 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Thomas Paris (France) in 16:18:43. Women's winner: Jitka Jeníková (Czech Republic) in .