Jadovnik Maxi

Race strategy

Run hard on the first mountain, but save energy for the second.

• Start easy and control your HR up to 25.5km.
• Hold your race pace up to 32.5km, but stay in control.
• The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
• Control your HR on the first climb, then run your race pace.
• Start · 0.0km–1.5km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Settle in · 1.5km–25.5km · Climb of 805m. 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 · 25.5km–32.5km · Plus 1 more climb. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
• Fade · 32.5km–53.2km · Descent of 1142m averaging 6%, high point 1536m. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
• Home · 53.2km–60.1km · 6.9km 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 2477m+. With 41m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 37% downhill and 23% flat. The longest climb runs 13.8km at an average 5.8% grade (805m of vertical). The longest descent runs 20.7km at an average 5.5% grade (1142m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 20.5% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 19.4% over 0.6km. Surface: 34% trail, 33% smooth, and 28% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 74.0 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Savin krs (1465m), 28.7km from the start.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 5.4km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 27 of 100), with 26% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• 32.5–53.2 km · 1142 m D−, -5.5% · 6.9 km ahead → your pace

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 18°C to 30°C, with around 20°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 41%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 7% of days around this date.