Serra de Tramuntana

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• Steep 33% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• 516m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
• Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
• Control your HR on the first climb, save your quads on the descents until 120km, then run your race pace.
• Start · 0.0km–1.5km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.5km–15.1km · 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
• Work · 15.1km–70.4km · Climb of 525m, descent of 273m averaging 12%, descent of 516m averaging 11%. Plus 2 more climbs and 1 descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Fade · 70.4km–128km · Descent of 468m averaging 9%, climb of 805m, high point 1212m, descent of 1410m averaging 8%. Plus 1 more climb and 2 descents. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 128km–137km · 8.4km 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 5350m+. With 39m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 24% flat. The longest climb runs 8.0km at an average 6.5% grade (525m of vertical). The longest descent runs 17.3km at an average 8.1% grade (1410m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 28.3% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 32.9% over 0.5km. Surface: 53% trail, 21% road, 14% smooth, and 10% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 187.9 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 17.3km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is high (index 59 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 your HR on the first climb, save your quads on the descents until 120km, then run your race pace.
• #3 · 46.8–49.0 km · 273 m D−, -12.4% · 87.6 km ahead → control
• #1 · 54.6–59.5 km · 516 m D−, -10.6% · 77.2 km ahead → control
• #2 · 70.4–75.9 km · 468 m D−, -8.5% · 60.7 km ahead → control
• #4 · 102.8–120.1 km · 1410 m D−, -8.1% · 16.6 km ahead → control
• 125.3–128.3 km · 284 m D−, -9.6% · 8.4 km ahead → your pace
• Plus 1 more notable descent not listed: your pace.

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 17°C to 21°C, with around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 27%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 5% of days around this date.

Results

344 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Lambert Santelli (France) in 14:38:02. Women's winner: Maite Maiora Elizondo (Spain) in 18:01:27.