Peades d'Aigua

Course

The course climbs 3300 m+. With 60 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 40% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 5.6 km at an average 19.1% grade (1076 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.4 km at 19.3% (1236 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 43.4% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 33.2% over 0.5 km. Surface: 75% trail, 15% smooth, and 9% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 85.1 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Tuc de Salana (2485 m), 26.7 km from the start.

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 7.6 km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 41 of 100), with 22% of the load in the first half: 3 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 27, target pace until km 42, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 17.7–23.2 km · 628 m D−, -11.4% · 56% of the race ahead → control
• #3 · 26.6–28.8 km · 472 m D−, -21.0% · 46% of the race ahead → target pace
• #2 · 32.6–40.0 km · 913 m D−, -12.4% · 25% of the race ahead → target pace
• 46.7–53.1 km · 1236 m D−, -19.3% · 0% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 10°C to 17°C, around 12°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 31%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 1% of days around this date.

Results

1,490 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Luca Del Pero (Italy) in 5:23:25. Women's winner: Sara Alonso (Spain) in 6:20:12.