JADOVNIK MINI

Race strategy

Short race: go all out.

• Hold your race pace up to 8.8km, but stay in control.
• The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
• Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace.
• Start · 0.0km–1.9km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
• Work · 1.9km–8.8km · Climb of 449m, high point 897m. Plus 1 more descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
• Home · 8.8km–14.4km · 5.6km of runnable trail. Kick for the line: give it everything you've got. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.

Course

The course climbs 687m+. With 47m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 18% flat. The longest climb runs 4.7km at an average 9.5% grade (449m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.1km at an average 7.0% grade (285m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 14.1% over 0.8km. The steepest descent drops at 19.3% over 0.5km. Surface: 53% trail, 34% smooth, and 13% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 18.6 FlatKM.

Poles

The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 8 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

• 4.7–8.8 km · 285 m D−, -7.0% · 5.6 km ahead → your pace

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 18°C to 30°C, with around 22°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.