I Feel Slovenia 120K

Course

The course climbs 5855 m+. With 48 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 35% of the distance is uphill, 35% downhill and 30% flat. The longest climb runs 6.1 km at an average 11.8% grade (717 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.6 km at 8.4% (471 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 47.9% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 45.6% over 0.3 km. Surface: 63% trail, 20% road, and 17% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 175.7 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Mali Stol (2187 m), 73.5 km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Potoški Stol (2017 m). The course also passes close to Kamnitnik (1858 m).

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 12.1 km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is high (index 57 of 100), with 41% of the load in the first half: 4 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 60, target pace until km 96, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 13.7–20.3 km · 715 m D−, -10.9% · 83% of the race ahead → control
• #3 · 33.2–35.9 km · 402 m D−, -14.7% · 70% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 36.5–42.0 km · 506 m D−, -9.2% · 65% of the race ahead → control
• #4 · 75.5–85.5 km · 706 m D−, -7.1% · 29% of the race ahead → target pace
• 91.4–101.3 km · 943 m D−, -9.5% · 15% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end
• Plus 1 more notable descents not listed: target pace.

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 8°C to 18°C, around 8°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 42%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 12% of days around this date.

Results

510 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Mathias Deutschbauer (Austria) in 13:03:05. Women's winner: Hélène Dassy (Belgium) in 15:37:10.