Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival takes place on Wed, May 5, 2027 in Innsbruck, Austria. The main route is 112.6 km.
- Date
- Wed, May 5, 2027
- Start
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹
- Distance
- 112.6 km
- Climbing
- 5,500 m
- Level
- Open to all
The Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival is a major multi-day trail running event offering diverse courses ranging from short trail races to demanding ultra distances through the alpine landscape surrounding Innsbruck.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
The Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival 112.6 km ultra demands sustained multi-hour endurance and continuous climbing across 5500 meters of alpine elevation change. Athletes must manage heavy muscular fatigue and pacing over an exceptionally long mountain course.
Extreme climbing volume
Accumulating 5500 meters of vertical gain over a 112.6 km ultra distance requires immense lower-body strength and efficient movement on steep ascents.
Extended ultra endurance
Covering 112.6 km in an alpine setting demands deep aerobic capacity and rigorous structural durability to withstand many consecutive hours of impact and forward motion.
Alpine temperature regulation
Running through the alpine landscape surrounding Innsbruck in early May exposes athletes to variable mountain weather and cool spring conditions that require strategic layering and thermal management.
Given a duration well exceeding 2.5 hours, athletes should consume 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour alongside sufficient fluid intake to sustain output across the ultra distance.
Estimated finish times
Estimates by level, not promises. Your own number depends on your fitness on the day.
Your road to race day
Race day at Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival is 37 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base25 weeks · Aug 20, 2026 – Feb 10, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Feb 11, 2027 – Mar 24, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Mar 25, 2027 – Apr 14, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Apr 15, 2027 – Apr 28, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Apr 29, 2027 – May 5, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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