Date
Sat, 3 Apr 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Starts: Paseo del Salón, Granada
Granada, Comarca de la Vega de Granada
Countdown
April
A mountain marathon that ends uphill. You run 40 km from Quéntar to Pradollano with 2,400 m of climbing, which is a solid challenge but not an ultra.
Key facts
01Semi-self-supported, so plan your own fuel and water
0210-hour cut-off
03Minimum age 18
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The course
The route
Granada
Distance40km
Total climb2,400m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate36.3 km
Weather
Early-April, Granada
18°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
22%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 22% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserTerraIncognita Global SL
Websiteultrasierranevada.com
Instagram@terraincognita.group
Running since2014
Training
Training for the Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada 40 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 Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada 40 km plan targets
Typical sessions
40 km with 2,400 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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