Skip to content
Endurance AnalyticsEndurance Analytics
  • Calendar
  • Trail Finder
  • Geo Quiz
  • Challenges
  • Blog
Trail runningBiathlonSkiingSkimoOlympicsCalendarTrail FinderGPX AnalyzerRace Pace CalculatorChallengesComparePricingConnect AIBlog

Know the course before you run it

© 2026 Endurance Analytics. All rights reserved.

Privacy policyTerms of serviceRefundsContact
  1. Home
  3. Trail running
  5. 2026
  7. HOKA Val d'Aran by UTMB
HOKA Val d'Aran by UTMB
163km163110km11075km7555km5532km3218km1818km1810km10

SKY 18K Promesas

UTMB World Series
18.0km·900m+
July 4, 09:30 AM
PLA DE BERET,
Spain
source

Race Pace Calculator · GPX Analyzer · Trail Finder

Other races: Spain

  • Mallorca by UTMB · Els Tres MilsOctober 30, 2026 · 56.0km
  • Mallorca by UTMB · Camins de Pedra SecaOctober 30, 2026 · 104km
  • Mallorca by UTMB · Serra de TramuntanaOctober 30, 2026 · 138km

Read

  • Types of Runs and What Each Workout Actually Trains
  • Hill Training for Trail Runners: Train the Descents
  • Downhill Running Muscle Damage: Why Descents Wreck Quads

Full calendar: Spain

SKY 18K Promesas · Race profile

Distance
18.0km
Gain
900m+
FlatKM
25.5
Max
2483m
Min
1843m

About SKY 18K Promesas

SKY 18K Promesas is the 18.0km trail race at HOKA Val d'Aran by UTMB 2026 (PLA DE BERET, Spain). The race starts on July 4, 2026 at 09:30 AM. It starts in PLA DE BERET.

Race strategy

Short race: go all out.

  • Hold your race pace up to the Portilhon de Marimanha pass, but stay in control.
  • Steep 26% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 13.0km.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.8km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Work · 2.8km–13.0km · 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.
  • Home · 13.0km–17.3km · Descent of 635m averaging 15%, high point 2485m. Kick for the line: give it everything you've got. Long descent: keep it even and let go only near the end. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 900m+. With 50m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 28% downhill and 31% flat. The longest climb runs 6.5km at an average 6.5% grade (417m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.2km at an average 15.0% grade (635m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 32.0% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 26.5% over 1.1km. Surface: 53% smooth, 23% trail, and 18% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 25.5 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Tuc deth Dossau (2521m), 13.8km from the start.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.8km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 13 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 13.0km.
  • 13.0–17.3 km · 635 m D−, -15.0% · 0.0 km ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 12°C to 21°C, with around 14°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 33%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 2% of days around this date.

Results

67 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Lucas Gómez-Galarza (Spain) in 1:34:55. Women's winner: Manca Mlekuž (Slovenia) in 1:49:07.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for SKY 18K Promesas.

Other distances of HOKA Val d'Aran by UTMB 2026Torn dera Val d'Aran (163km)·Camins d'Her (110km)·Termieres dera Libertat (75.0km)·Peades d'Aigua (55.0km)·Experiencia d'Aran (32.0km)·SKY Baqueira Beret (18.0km)·Vielha 10K (10.0km)

Other editions of SKY 18K Promesas2025

Official websitevaldaran.utmb.world