Tryavna Ultra

For real.. Unbelievable organization, from location, communication, scennic views, highly supportive aid stations going above and beyond filled up with tons of variety cooked food ( not just dry one).. people were literally pleasing you to your highest comfort…to area history and culture…name it all.. It is a must place to visit and explore! Highly recommend to be checked off the list and even go back for more :)

Tryavna Ultra is one of the most beautiful and well organized ultra marathons I've ever participated in. The race offers very beautiful landscapes and passing by some symbolic monuments and historical places. The aid stations are very well supplied, the markings of all routes are very good and it's not possible to get lost. More than 760 runners from 28 countries took part in the 5th edition of tbe event in 2019.

I liked that distance because it offers a very good and challenging uphills and beautiful views and in the same time it allows the runners who don't feel confident about running the 141 km distance, to be a part of the event.

Great track! Cool happenings at the event ( concert and banica party) Happy faces everywhere! The city is worth the travel from Macedonia, awesome place!

This was my first time in Bulgaria and apart from having viewed the route on a map, I didn't really know what to expect. The route takes you mostly through woods covering steep mountain sides but also across open expanses bu the terrain is mostly very hilly. As far as the organisation was concerned, it was very clear with a detailed website and regular updates by email in Bulgarian and English. I arrived in the evening before the race and easily found the venue to collect my race pack. There was live tracking with runners carrying a tag which is picked up by volunteers electronically as you arrive at each aid station. There were aid stations about every 12 km and the bib had information on the route and their location. I really thought that the organisers had gone into a lot of though about the race. The race for the 76 km distance (there were 21, 42, 76 and 142 km options) started at 6.00 am. The terrain is mostly wooded and many of the tracks are very heavily eroded, meaning that great care had to be taken. There was a massive climb soon after the 39 km mark which is where I began to really suffer. It rose from 600 m to 1400 m in just over 4 miles. It really did me in for the rest of the race so I would say to anyone doing this to conserve energy in the first half of the race. At the aid stations, there was isotonic drink, magnesium tablets, soup, salt and all the nutrition that you need.

Don't underestimate it. It is just short of 50 miles but you need to be prepared and ideally use an isotonic drink as you run. The heat takes its toll.

It was a pleasure to be part of Tryavna Ultra 2019. The event has been planned and organized perfectly. Before, during and after the marathon I had all the information I needed аand I was calm and focus only on running. Route markings and support points were at top level.