Medium Eastern Marathon is a 59.0 km ultra trail of Fruškogorski maraton 2026 in Popovica, Serbia. The race starts on April 25, 2026 at 09:00 AM. It starts in Popovica.
The course climbs 2250 m+ and descends 2250 m−. With 38 m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 37% of the distance is uphill, 29% downhill and 34% flat. The longest climb runs 3.4 km at an average 7.5% grade (251 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 1.8 km at 11.1% (196 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 19.0% over 0.3 km. The steepest descent drops at 18.9% over 0.2 km. Surface: 76% trail, 14% road, and 9% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 70.8 FlatKM.
The highest summit on the course is Isin Cot (522 m), 46.8 km from the start. The course also passes close to Crvena Krecana (512 m) and Kraljeva stolica (507 m).
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 3.2 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is moderate (index 30 of 100), with 49% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.
Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 10°C to 18°C, around 17°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 36%.
116 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Miodrag Miljkovic (Serbia) in 6:13:11. Women's winner: Ekaterina Krivosheina (Serbia) in 7:06:53.
This page has the full results and splits, interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for Medium Eastern Marathon.
Other distances of Fruškogorski maraton 2026Ultra Extreme Marathon (134 km)·Ultra Marathon (108 km)·Small Eastern Extreme Marathon (42.0 km)·Trainee Southern Trail (22.7 km)
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