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Bucovina Ultra Rocks by UTMB
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Rocky

UTMB World Series
33.0km·2000m+
July 24, 09:15 AM
Câmpulung Moldovenesc,
Romania
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Rocky · Race profile

Distance
33.0km
Gain
2000m+
FlatKM
51.2
Max
1626m
Min
647m

About Rocky

Rocky is the 33.0km trail race at Bucovina Ultra Rocks by UTMB 2027 (Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Romania). The race starts on July 24, 2027 at 09:15 AM. It starts in Câmpulung Moldovenesc. The time limit is 8 h 45 min.

Race strategy

Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.

  • Start easy and control your HR up to 14.8km.
  • Steep 32% wall. Control your pace and stay focused.
  • Hold your race pace up to Runcului, but stay in control.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 31.4km.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.0km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.0km–14.8km · Climb of 907m, high point 1626m. Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Work · 14.8km–31.4km · Plus 1 more climb and 1 descent. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Hike the steepest pitches.
  • Home · 31.4km–33.7km · Descent of 461m averaging 20%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line. Hike the steepest pitches.

Course

The course climbs 2000m+. With 61m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 39% of the distance is uphill, 48% downhill and 12% flat. The longest climb runs 6.5km at an average 14.0% grade (907m of vertical). The longest descent runs 15.4km at an average 7.5% grade (1158m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 47.9% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 31.9% over 0.6km. Flat-equivalent effort: 51.2 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 8.2km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 28 of 100), with 28% of the load in the first half: 0 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 31.4km.
  • 14.8–30.3 km · 1158 m D−, -7.5% · 3.4 km ahead → your pace
  • 31.4–33.7 km · 461 m D−, -20.4% · 0.0 km ahead → free

This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Rocky.

Other distances of Bucovina Ultra Rocks by UTMB 2027Ultra Rocks (114km)·Four Summits (72.0km)·Lady's Rocks (48.0km)·Radical (20.0km)·Rumble Rock (16.5km)

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