Jadovnik Maxi

Race strategy

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

• Start easy and control your HR up to 25.8km.
• Hold your race pace up to 32.6km, but stay in control.
• The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
• Control your HR on the first climb, then run your race pace.
• Start · 0.0km–1.6km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.6km–25.8km · Climb of 802m. 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 · 25.8km–32.6km · Climb of 437m, high point 1536m. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
• Fade · 32.6km–47.8km · Descent of 840m averaging 6%. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 47.8km–60.2km · 12.4km of runnable trail. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.

Course

The course climbs 2477m+ and descends 2477m−. With 41m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 37% downhill and 23% flat. The longest climb runs 13.8km at an average 5.8% grade (802m of vertical). The longest descent runs 15.2km at an average 5.5% grade (840m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 20.3% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 19.3% over 0.7km. Surface: 34% trail, 30% smooth, and 28% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 74.0 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Savin krs (1465m), 28.8km from the start.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 5.0km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 26 of 100), with 25% of the load in the first half: 1 descent deserves a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• #1 · 32.6–47.8 km · 840 m D−, -5.5% · 12.4 km ahead → your pace

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 18°C to 30°C, with around 20°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 41%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 7% of days around this date.