Wild 110

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

• 1033m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
• Steep 53% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
• The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
• Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
• Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 75.9km, then run your race pace.
• Start · 0.0km–1.6km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.6km–12.7km · Plus 1 more climb. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
• Work · 12.7km–57.6km · Descent of 1033m averaging 12%, descent of 1001m averaging 10%, descent of 1131m averaging 18%. Plus 2 more climbs. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches.
• Fade · 57.6km–102km · Climb of 1130m, descent of 980m averaging 14%, climb of 1708m, high point 2762m. Plus 1 more descent. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. This descent is hard on the legs: short steps, stay in control, poles if you have them. At altitude your pace drops, and that's fine. Hike the steepest pitches. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 102km–110km · 8.0km of runnable trail. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.

Course

The course climbs 6600m+. With 58m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 43% downhill and 19% flat. The longest climb runs 13.6km at an average 12.6% grade (1708m of vertical). The longest descent runs 13.0km at an average 10.8% grade (1404m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 54.1% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 52.3% over 0.2km. Surface: 60% trail, 17% technical, 16% road, and 6% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 163.6 FlatKM.

Summits

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

Poles

Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 18.1km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is high (index 65 of 100), with 52% of the load in the first half: 4 critical descents, the last of them run on already damaged legs. Downhill-specific preparation and a controlled early pace pay off here.

• Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 75.9km, then run your race pace.
• #1 · 12.7–21.3 km · 1033 m D−, -11.9% · 89.1 km ahead → control
• #2 · 27.0–37.3 km · 1001 m D−, -9.8% · 73.2 km ahead → control
• #3 · 51.3–57.6 km · 1131 m D−, -18.0% · 52.9 km ahead → control
• #4 · 68.9–75.9 km · 980 m D−, -14.0% · 34.6 km ahead → control
• 89.4–102.5 km · 1404 m D−, -10.8% · 8.0 km ahead → your pace

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 4°C to 13°C, with around 6°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 51%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 10% of days around this date.

Results

885 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Gian Marchet Schicktanz (Switzerland) in 12:00:00. Women's winner: Agnieszka Dygacz (Poland) in 14:44:43.