Wild 110

Course

The course climbs 6600 m+. With 58 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 41% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 9.5 km at an average 16.5% grade (1566 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.2 km at 15.9% (980 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 55.5% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 51.0% over 0.2 km. Surface: 60% trail, 17% technical, 16% road, and 6% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 169.5 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Blattihubel (2189 m), 86.8 km from the start. The course also passes close to Sillerenbühl (1976 m).

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 18.2 km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is high (index 64 of 100), with 53% of the load in the first half: 6 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 55, target pace until km 88, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #1 · 12.7–16.4 km · 585 m D−, -15.8% · 85% of the race ahead → control
• #3 · 16.6–21.3 km · 465 m D−, -9.8% · 81% of the race ahead → control
• #4 · 27.0–32.9 km · 437 m D−, -7.4% · 70% of the race ahead → control
• #5 · 34.4–37.3 km · 565 m D−, -19.8% · 66% of the race ahead → control
• #2 · 51.3–57.6 km · 1129 m D−, -17.9% · 48% of the race ahead → target pace
• #6 · 69.7–75.9 km · 980 m D−, -15.9% · 31% of the race ahead → target pace
• 100.6–102.5 km · 287 m D−, -15.5% · 7% of the race ahead → free
• Plus 1 more notable descents not listed: target pace.

Weather

Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 4°C to 13°C, around 7°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 51%. Heavy rain of 10.0 mm or more falls on about 10% of days around this date.