MUT Lite is the 12.0km trail race at MUT - Mountain Ultra Trail by UTMB 2026 (George, South Africa). The race starts on May 31, 2026.
The course climbs 312m+. With 26m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 16% of the distance is uphill, 25% downhill and 59% flat. Surface: 70% trail, 19% road, and 11% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 12.5 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 12°C to 17°C, with around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 23%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 3% of days around this date.
426 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Antris Ivy (South Africa) in 52:28. Women's winner: Ankia Burger (South Africa) in 1:02:09.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for MUT Lite.
Other distances of MUT - Mountain Ultra Trail by UTMB 2026MUT Miler (168km)·MUT 100 (98.0km)·MUT 60 (58.0km)·MUT Marathon (43.0km)·MUT Challenge (25.0km)
Official websitemountainultratrail.utmb.world
