RACE GUIDE
by the trail runners is not the same at all (as well as the time .
(calculated by adding the distance (in Km) and the hundredth of the positive elevation gain (in m)). In this way, these categories of trail more accurately reflect the effort that will have to be made by a runner on a race.
Henceforth, the classification of the races is based on the same km-effort as those used to attribute the ITRA points
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This new classification, implemented in March 2018, has 7 different categories of trail running (from XXS to XXL) all associated with the new ITRA points according to the following table:
Category
ITRA points
Km-effort
Approximate time of the winner (*)
XXS
0
0-24
1h
XS
1
25-44
1h30 - 2h30
S
2
45-74
2h30 - 5h
M
3
75-114
5h - 8h
L
4
115-154
8h - 12h
XL
5
155-209
12h - 17h
XXL
6
>=210
>17h
(1) “Properly marked” means that the runners will receive enough information to complete the race without getting lost. That includes physical markings (flags, tapes, signs…) or GR permanent markings or GPS tracks or map indication. (2) “Self-sufficiency or semi self-sufficiency” means that the runner has to be autonomous between aid stations, regarding clothing, communications, food and drink. (*) when the winner has an international level (ITRA score of 830 at least). The time of the winner is approximate. This is not a mandatory time. It’s just an indication.
WHAT IS THE ITRA PERFORMANCE INDEX? The ITRA performance index is intended to provide a tool for evaluating the speed level of trail runners. In particular, the performance index can be used for comparing the speed of runners around the world, including athletes who may never have run in the same event. The index corresponds to the potential speed of each runner on a scale of 1000 points. The value obtained is termed the “score”. It is not an index of evenness. The performance index is regularly updated.
TO WHAT LEVEL CORRESPONDS THE PERFORMANCE INDEX?