Torn dera Val d'Aran

Course

The course climbs 10000 m+. With 61 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 41% of the distance is uphill, 39% downhill and 20% flat. The longest climb runs 7.2 km at an average 16.9% grade (1211 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.4 km at 19.3% (1236 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 43.0% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 45.4% over 0.3 km. Surface: 78% trail, 11% smooth, and 7% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 244.6 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Soum de l'Escalette / Tuc dera Escaleta (2466 m), 28.4 km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Pic de Pouylané / Tuc de Poilanèr (2221 m). The course also passes close to Cap dera Cometa des Calhaus (2253 m).

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 24.1 km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is high (index 76 of 100), with 47% of the load in the first half: 8 critical descents, the last of them run on already damaged legs. Downhill-specific preparation and a controlled early pace pay off here.

• Control on the marked descents until km 80, target pace until km 127, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #2 · 8.0–10.3 km · 557 m D−, -23.8% · 93% of the race ahead → control
• #5 · 16.5–19.7 km · 460 m D−, -14.1% · 88% of the race ahead → control
• #3 · 28.4–32.0 km · 490 m D−, -13.6% · 80% of the race ahead → control
• #1 · 36.1–41.2 km · 875 m D−, -16.9% · 74% of the race ahead → control
• #4 · 44.7–50.2 km · 518 m D−, -9.3% · 68% of the race ahead → control
• #8 · 73.9–78.8 km · 345 m D−, -7.0% · 50% of the race ahead → control
• #6 · 88.9–93.2 km · 696 m D−, -16.1% · 41% of the race ahead → target pace
• #7 · 104.4–110.8 km · 633 m D−, -10.0% · 30% of the race ahead → target pace
• 152.6–159.0 km · 1236 m D−, -19.3% · 0% of the race ahead → even, first half under control, let go at the end
• Plus 2 more notable descents not listed: target pace.

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 22°C to 30°C, around 13°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 30%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 2% of days around this date.

Results

361 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Santos Gabriel Rueda (Argentina) in 21:32:05. Women's winner: Katarzyna Dombrowska (Poland) in 27:33:14.