Experiencia d'Aran

Course

The course climbs 2100 m+. With 66 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 20% flat. The longest climb runs 5.8 km at an average 18.8% grade (1081 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.5 km at 19.1% (1235 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 42.7% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 33.1% over 0.3 km. Surface: 60% trail, 19% road, 15% smooth, and 7% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 50.9 FlatKM.

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 5.5 km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 28 of 100), with 34% of the load in the first half: 1 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 16, target pace until km 26, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 6.1–8.5 km · 407 m D−, -17.3% · 73% of the race ahead → control
• 14.5–18.7 km · 335 m D−, -8.1% · 41% of the race ahead → target pace
• 25.4–31.9 km · 1235 m D−, -19.1% · 0% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 14°C to 21°C, around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 32%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 1% of days around this date.

Results

1,099 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Joel Santamaría (Spain) in 2:58:43. Women's winner: María Teresa La Chica Lhoëst (Spain) in 3:12:15.