At the start you will find designated starting zones based on the ITRA ranking. This is intended to ensure a smoother start and better flow during the first kilometers of our most popular courses. These zones are not relevant for races like Lubań Vertical, Spiski Wędrowiec, or Niepokorny Mnich, as the number of participants in these events is relatively low. However, for races such as Wielka Prehyba, Chyża Durbaszka, or Żwawe Wierchy, proper positioning at the start will make the initial kilometers smoother and help you avoid unnecessary pace disruptions and stressful overtaking on narrow mountain trails.
Please pay attention to our signs in the starting area and position yourself according to your ranking and/or estimated running time.
The ITRA ranking corresponds to a specific finish time for each distance, regardless of the participant’s gender. The exact time breakdown will be displayed on our signs. If you do not know your ranking, you can check it at itra.run. If you believe you are in better shape than your average ranking suggests, move closer to the next zone. If you do not have an ITRA ranking at all, simply estimate your finishing time and place yourself accordingly.
The time for a given distance corresponds to the ITRA ranking for that specific distance/category, such as 50K or 100K. So when choosing a starting zone, it’s better to pay attention to the ranking for that particular category rather than the “general” ranking.