Lake Bled 80K

Course

The course climbs 3866 m+. With 48 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 31% of the distance is uphill, 35% downhill and 33% flat. The longest climb runs 3.5 km at an average 16.2% grade (571 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.6 km at 8.4% (471 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 33.6% over 0.3 km. The steepest descent drops at 36.4% over 0.3 km. Surface: 72% trail and 24% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 115.2 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Mali Stol (2187 m), 31.3 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 8.8 km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 41 of 100), with 35% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 39, target pace until km 62, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 33.4–43.3 km · 712 m D−, -7.1% · 44% of the race ahead → target pace
• 45.6–47.0 km · 348 m D−, -25.1% · 39% of the race ahead → target pace
• #2 · 49.3–59.2 km · 948 m D−, -9.5% · 24% of the race ahead → target pace

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 8°C to 17°C, around 9°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 39%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 11% of days around this date.

Results

776 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Marcel Fabian (Poland) in 7:29:01. Women's winner: Sara Rebekka Faro Linde (Norway) in 8:40:16.