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Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB
101.5km101.556.4km56.424.1km24.111.3km11.3

Pinhatt 20K

UTMB World Series
24.1km·1113m+
January 9, 07:30 AM
Clay Tunnel,
Vietnam
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Pinhatt 20K · Race profile

Distance
24.1km
Gain
1113m+
FlatKM
31.5
Max
1686m
Min
1379m

About Pinhatt 20K

Pinhatt 20K is the 24.1km trail race at Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB 2027 (Clay Tunnel, Vietnam). The race starts on January 9, 2027 at 07:30 AM. It starts and finishes in Clay Tunnel. The time limit is 9 h 30 min.

Race strategy

Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.

  • Start easy and control your HR up to the aid station at 7.5km.
  • Hold your race pace up to the aid station at 12.4km, but stay in control.
  • Final 563m descent. Save your legs to go all out on it.
  • Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 12.5km.
  • Start · 0.0km–2.3km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
  • Settle in · 2.3km–7.4km · 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 · 7.4km–12.5km · Plus 1 more climb. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. Climb by heart rate or breathing, not pace.
  • Home · 12.5km–22.2km · Descent of 563m averaging 6%, high point 1686m. Build to the finish: leave whatever you have left out on the course. Long descent: keep it even and let go only near the end.

Course

The course climbs 1113m+. With 46m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 36% of the distance is uphill, 41% downhill and 23% flat. The longest climb runs 5.7km at an average 6.0% grade (342m of vertical). The longest descent runs 9.7km at an average 5.8% grade (563m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 25.9% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 30.9% over 0.4km. Flat-equivalent effort: 31.5 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.1km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is low (index 14 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.

  • Control your HR on the first mountain, then run your race pace, and go all out on the final descent from 12.5km.
  • 12.5–22.2 km · 563 m D−, -5.8% · 0.0 km ahead → even, let go at the end

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 14°C to 18°C, with around 18°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 8%.

This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Pinhatt 20K.

Other distances of Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB 2027Langbiang 100K (102km)·Elephant 50K (56.4km)·Tuyen Lam 10K (11.3km)

Official websitevietnamhighlands.utmb.world