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35.5km35.523.5km23.515.7km15.7

Средња стаза

TTLS – Treking i Trejl liga Srbije
23.5km·1160m+
May 10
Kosjerić,
Serbia

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Средња стаза · Race profile

Distance
23.5km
Gain
1160m+
FlatKM
33.2
Max
991m
Min
497m

About Средња стаза

Средња стаза is the 23.5km trail race at Kozomor 2026 (Kosjerić, Serbia). The race starts on May 10, 2026.

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

  • 431m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
  • Start easy and control your HR up to 10.1km.
  • Hold your race pace up to 18.1km, but stay in control.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 10.1km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 18.1km.
  • 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–10.1km · Descent of 431m averaging 10%. Plus 1 more climb. 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.
  • Work · 10.1km–18.1km · Climb of 457m, high point 992m. Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Home · 18.1km–23.3km · Descent of 336m averaging 6%. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course.

Course

The course climbs 1160m+. With 49m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 5.8km at an average 8.2% grade (481m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.2km at an average 6.4% grade (336m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 27.2% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 20.3% over 1.1km. Surface: 58% trail, 24% smooth, and 15% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 33.2 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 4.8km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 18 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 10.1km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 18.1km.
  • #1 · 5.8–10.1 km · 431 m D−, -10.1% · 13.2 km ahead → control
  • 14.3–17.0 km · 347 m D−, -12.9% · 6.3 km ahead → your pace
  • 18.1–23.3 km · 336 m D−, -6.4% · 0.0 km ahead → free

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 11°C to 22°C, with around 15°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 43%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 6% of days around this date.

Results

72 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Uroš Nestorović (Serbia) in 2:43:23. Women's winner: Nikoleta Nestorović (Serbia) in 2:33:09.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Средња стаза.

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