About Rothrock 25K
Rothrock 25K is the 26.9km trail race at Rothrock by UTMB 2027 (Tussey Mountain Ski and Recreation, United States). The race starts on May 16, 2027 at 08:00 AM. It starts in Tussey Mountain Ski and Recreation.
Race strategy
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
- 324m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
- Start easy and control your HR up to the Shingletown Gap pass.
- Hold your race pace up to 22.8km, but stay in control.
- Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 8.2km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 22.8km.
- 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–15.6km · Descent of 324m averaging 6%, high point 736m. Plus 2 more climbs and 1 descent. Ease in: hold back more than feels necessary. The race is still ahead. 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.
- Work · 15.6km–22.8km · Plus 2 more climbs. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace. Running pays off here: run wherever you can.
- Home · 22.8km–26.3km · Descent of 290m averaging 8%. No heroics: settle back into your own effort and hold it to the line.
Course
The course climbs 1188m+. With 44m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 27% of the distance is uphill, 33% downhill and 39% flat. The longest climb runs 2.8km at an average 12.0% grade (332m of vertical). The longest descent runs 5.9km at an average 5.1% grade (300m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 34.0% over 0.4km. The steepest descent drops at 44.4% over 0.2km. Surface: 89% trail.
Summits
The course also passes close to Little Flat (738m).
Poles
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 4.0km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage
Quad damage risk is low (index 15 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
- Control your HR on the first mountain, save your quads on the way down from it until 8.2km, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 22.8km.
- #1 · 2.8–8.1 km · 324 m D−, -6.0% · 18.2 km ahead → control
- 22.8–26.3 km · 290 m D−, -8.2% · 0.0 km ahead → free
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Rothrock 25K.
Other distances of Rothrock by UTMB 2027Rothrock 50K (53.3km)
Other editions of Rothrock 25K2026
Official websiterothrock.utmb.world
