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The North Face Grossglockner Ultra-Trail

21:309:30 PM Kaprun
Kaprun
Kaprun. Photograph by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The GGUT follows the hiking trails of the Glocknerrunde around Austria's highest mountain, 110 km with 6,500 m of climbing, starting and finishing in Kaprun.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Around the Grossglockner on the Glocknerrunde110 km and 6,500 m+ round the Grossglockner, Kaprun to Kaprun.
  • Four passes above 2,400 m and the snowfields betweenKapruner Törl, Kalser Tauern, Stockerscharte and Untere Pfandlscharte.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsAround the Grossglockner on the Glocknerrunde110 km and 6,500 m+ round the Grossglockner, Kaprun to Kaprun.

The organiser counts 3 federal states, 7 valleys, 6 municipalities, 14 glaciers and around 300 peaks over 3,000 m along the way, with 80 percent of the route on trails that are sometimes very technical. After the start in the centre of Kaprun the route climbs past the Gletscherbahn to the Mooserboden reservoir, crosses the dam and goes over the Kapruner Törl, then reaches Kals am Grossglockner and the Glorer Hütte at 2,642 m. The finish is on Salzburger Platz in Kaprun.

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Whole courseTacticsFour passes above 2,400 m and the snowfields betweenKapruner Törl, Kalser Tauern, Stockerscharte and Untere Pfandlscharte.

The organiser says at least two to four snowfields must be crossed, more in poor weather, with one passage above 2,800 m and three above 2,500 m. Entry needs a qualifying race worth at least 3 ITRA points between 1 January 2024 and 31 May 2027, and the time limit is 29 hours.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Kaprun

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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race
Ultra
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29:00 h

Race week

Timetable

Friday 23 July Race day

  1. 21:309:30 PM

    GGUT start Kaprun. Start and finish of the 110 km are in Kaprun; the finish is on Salzburger Platz.

  2. Time not published

    Maximum total time 29 hours from the start for the whole 110 km. 29:00 limit: 41:14/km for 42.195 km29:00 limit: 66:21/mi for 26.2 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Kaprun time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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