About LXM 100K
LXM 100K is the 107km ultra trail at Ultra-Trail Xiamen by UTMB 2027 (China). The race starts on March 14, 2027.
Race strategy
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
- Big early climb with 1420m gain. Hold your pace, save your legs for later.
- 1084m descent. Go easy, save your quads.
- The finish is runnable. Save your legs to run it all the way.
- Long race. Control your HR and effort. Early mistakes cost the most.
- Ease into the early runnable section, save your quads on the descents until 68.0km, then run your race pace.
- Start · 0.0km–1.4km · Race-day nerves push your heart rate up: don't follow the crowd, find your own rhythm.
- Settle in · 1.4km–35.4km · Descent of 472m averaging 14%, climb of 1423m, high point 1153m. 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches.
- Work · 35.4km–52.8km · Descent of 1084m averaging 14%. Plus 1 more climb. This is where the race is built: steady, solid effort. 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. Running pays off here: run wherever you can. Hike the steepest pitches.
- Fade · 52.8km–79.1km · Climb of 802m, descent of 785m averaging 10%. Plus 2 more climbs and 1 descent. Your energy fades, and that's normal: hold a steady effort and stop counting the miles. 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. Hike the steepest pitches. Your heart rate drifts down on its own: don't chase your early-race numbers, go by feel.
- Home · 79.1km–103km · 23.5km 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
By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 38% downhill and 24% flat. The longest climb runs 19.2km at an average 7.4% grade (1423m of vertical). The longest descent runs 8.2km at an average 9.5% grade (785m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 48.2% over 0.5km. The steepest descent drops at 42.2% over 0.3km. Surface: 67% trail and 11% road.
Poles
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 13.2km of pole-friendly terrain.
