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Torrencial Chile by UTMB - Pilolcura 100K

22:0010:00 PM Punucapa, Valdivia, Region de los Rios
Valdivia
Valdivia. Photograph by Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The Pilolcura 100K starts in Punucapa at 22:00 and finishes in Valdivia, with 101 km and 4,100 m of climbing to cover in a maximum of 22 hours.

The course in short 2 lines
  • The longest night of the year101 km, 4,100 m up, start at 22:00 in Punucapa, finish in Valdivia.
  • From Oncol Hill to the Pacific coastCoastal Range trails, rainforest in the dark, a finish in Valdivia at dawn.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 101GeometryThe longest night of the year101 km, 4,100 m up, start at 22:00 in Punucapa, finish in Valdivia.

The 2027 Pilolcura 100K is 101 km with 4,100 m of elevation gain, starting in Punucapa at 22:00 on Thursday 24 June. The time limit is 22 hours.

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km 0 to 101LandmarkFrom Oncol Hill to the Pacific coastCoastal Range trails, rainforest in the dark, a finish in Valdivia at dawn.

The organiser describes the 100K as running across the Coastal Range on rocky and slippery trails, from Oncol Hill to the Pacific Ocean coast, with olivillos, canelos, ulmos, laureles and mañíos lining the path. The route then converges on the city of Valdivia, where the main finish line stands at dawn. As a UTMB World Series event, the top three women and top three men earn automatic qualification for the CCC.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Gels for Punucapa, Valdivia, Region de los Rios, between the aid stations

Over 100 km a gel every 40 minutes stops being a plan: most runners eat real food at the aid stations and take gels between. Practise what you will eat on your longest runs.

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 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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distance
101.0 km62.8 mi
cut-off
22:00 h

Race week

Timetable

Thursday 24 June Race day

  1. 22:0010:00 PM

    Pilolcura 100K start in Punucapa The 100K starts at night on the longest night of the year and finishes in Valdivia at dawn.

  2. Time not published

    Overall time limit Maximum allowed race time is 22 hours. 22:00 limit: 13:04/km for 101 km22:00 limit: 21:01/mi for 62.8 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Punucapa, Valdivia, Region de los Rios 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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