Date
Sat, 3 Jul 2027
Venue
Plazza Bellavita / Ultraks Zone, Pontresina, Graubünden
Pontresina, Maloja
Countdown
July
The big day of the Ultraks weekend: a full marathon loop out of Pontresina with 2,600 m of climbing and a crossing of the Morteratsch and Pers glaciers.
Key facts
01Single loop: starts and finishes in Pontresina
02Route crosses the Morteratsch and Pers glaciers
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The course
The route
Pontresina
Distance42km
Total climb2,600m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate39.5 km
Weather
Early-July, Pontresina
16°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
64%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 64% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Nadja FAESSLER05:42:367.4 km/h
02Essi HAAPANIEMI05:56:427.1 km/h
03Carolin HERRMANN06:14:506.8 km/h
100
Women finishers
9:08:32
Median time
4.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Bernina Ultraks 42 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Bernina Ultraks 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 2,600 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
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