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Running · Ultra Marathons
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 2026
- Race day
- Friday, 27 November 2026
- Location
- Jindabyne, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
- Distance
- 65.9 mi / 106.1 km
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100: 27 November 2026, Jindabyne. 106km and 3,260m of climb in the Snowy Mountains — the course, the gear list and entry.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Race Timeline
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This is where the real training happens — building your long run and getting comfortable with ultra race-pace.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 2026: quick answers
When is Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 2026?
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 2026 takes place on Friday, 27 November 2026, starting at Wave times are published in the runner guide in the weeks before the race..
What time does Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 start?
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 starts at Wave times are published in the runner guide in the weeks before the race. from Jindabyne, New South Wales.
Where does Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 start and finish?
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 starts at Jindabyne, New South Wales and finishes at Jindabyne, New South Wales.
How many miles is Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100?
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 is 65.9 miles (106.1km).
How much elevation gain does Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 have?
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 has approximately 10696ft of total elevation gain. No. 3,260m of gain across 106km is about 31m of climb per kilometre — less concentrated than Ultra-Trail Australia's staircases but sustained across far more of the course, and at genuine altitude by Australian standards. The KosciMiler above it carries 5,131m across 161km.
How much does Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 cost to enter?
Entry is direct through UTMB World Series. The 2026 event has sold out. Results here feed UTMB World Series start-group seeding and award Running Stones towards the Chamonix finals.
How can I track a runner at Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100?
Live tracking and finish-line coverage run through UTMB World Series across race weekend.
Key Race Metrics & Overview
- Date
- Friday, 27 November 2026
- Distance
- 65.9 miles / 106.1km
- Location
- Jindabyne, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
- Start Point
- Jindabyne, New South Wales
- Finish Point
- Jindabyne, New South Wales
- Start time
- Wave times are published in the runner guide in the weeks before the race.
- Elevation gain
- 10696 ft (3260m)
- Surface
- Alpine single track, fire trail and granite through snow gum forest and alpine meadow
- Cut-off time
- Published per checkpoint in the runner guide, alongside the overall limit, in the weeks before the race.
- Age requirement
- No qualifying race is required, but this is genuinely alpine terrain at altitude and the organiser expects experienced trail runners.
- Tracking app
- Live tracking and finish-line coverage run through UTMB World Series across race weekend.
Direct Entry Summary
Entry is direct through UTMB World Series. The 2026 event has sold out. Results here feed UTMB World Series start-group seeding and award Running Stones towards the Chamonix finals.
Ballot Policy
No ballot — entry is direct and it sells out.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Race Day Weather
A real forecast appears here once one exists for race day — usually about a week to ten days out. Nothing is shown until then, because a made-up forecast is worse than none.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Route Map & Elevation Profile
Starting at Jindabyne, New South Wales and finishing at Jindabyne, New South Wales. 10696 ft of total elevation gain across 65.9 miles.
Is Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 flat?
No. 3,260m of gain across 106km is about 31m of climb per kilometre — less concentrated than Ultra-Trail Australia's staircases but sustained across far more of the course, and at genuine altitude by Australian standards. The KosciMiler above it carries 5,131m across 161km.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Course Profile
10696 ft total elevation gain.
Tap a point on the course for details.
Jindabyne, New South Wales
Start line.
Where Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 starts and finishes
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 starts at Jindabyne, New South Wales and finishes at Jindabyne, New South Wales. We haven't been able to place those on a map accurately enough to show one — a pin in the wrong place is worse than no pin.
These are the start and finish points, not the route. Verus doesn't hold course files for this race, and drawing a line between two pins would be a guess you might end up training on. The official course map is the one to use: view it on the organiser's site .
Full Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Route Breakdown
Australia's alpine ultra, run on the roof of the country. The Snowy Mountains give snow gum forest, granite outcrops, alpine meadow and crystal mountain streams — terrain that has no equivalent anywhere else on the continent, and a landscape that looks much more like New Zealand than like the sandstone of the Blue Mountains. The Kosci100 covers 106km with 3,260m of climbing from Jindabyne, in late November, when the high country has usually shed its snow and not yet dried out.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Pace Calculator & Splits
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Pace Calculator
Enter a target finish time to see your pace and projected splits.
Average pace / mile
3:39
Average pace / km
2:16
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Pace Chart
Split markers calculated for standard checkpoints — no official pacers are confirmed for this event.
| Target | Pace /mi | Pace /km | 5K | 10K | Half Marathon | 30K | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 | 2:44 | 1:42 | 8:29 | 16:58 | 35:48 | 50:55 | 3:00:00 |
| 3:15 | 2:58 | 1:50 | 9:12 | 18:23 | 38:47 | 55:10 | 3:15:00 |
| 3:30 | 3:11 | 1:59 | 9:54 | 19:48 | 41:47 | 59:24 | 3:30:00 |
| 3:45 | 3:25 | 2:07 | 10:36 | 21:13 | 44:46 | 1:03:39 | 3:45:00 |
| 4:00 | 3:39 | 2:16 | 11:19 | 22:38 | 47:45 | 1:07:53 | 4:00:00 |
| 4:15 | 3:52 | 2:24 | 12:01 | 24:03 | 50:44 | 1:12:08 | 4:15:00 |
| 4:30 | 4:06 | 2:33 | 12:44 | 25:28 | 53:43 | 1:16:23 | 4:30:00 |
| 4:45 | 4:19 | 2:41 | 13:26 | 26:52 | 56:42 | 1:20:37 | 4:45:00 |
| 5:00 | 4:33 | 2:50 | 14:09 | 28:17 | 59:41 | 1:24:52 | 5:00:00 |
| 5:30 | 5:00 | 3:07 | 15:33 | 31:07 | 1:05:39 | 1:33:21 | 5:30:00 |
| 6:00 | 5:28 | 3:24 | 16:58 | 33:57 | 1:11:37 | 1:41:50 | 6:00:00 |
| 6:30 | 5:55 | 3:41 | 18:23 | 36:46 | 1:17:35 | 1:50:19 | 6:30:00 |
| 7:00 | 6:22 | 3:58 | 19:48 | 39:36 | 1:23:33 | 1:58:48 | 7:00:00 |
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Finish Time Estimator
Enter a recent 5K, 10K or Half Marathon time to estimate your Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 finish time.
Your 5K time
Estimated Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 finish
10:36:56
An estimate only, based on Pete Riegel's race-time prediction formula. Real marathon performance depends on endurance, training specificity, pacing and race-day conditions — not just your speed over a shorter distance.
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Start Your Verus JourneyUltra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Race Day Checklist
Tap items to mark off your race-day readiness.
- Every item on the published mandatory gear list — enforced, and appropriate to alpine weather rather than to a warm November day
- A head torch with spare batteries; the Kosci100 runs into and through the night
- Warm and waterproof layers, because the Snowy Mountains can turn cold in any month
- Drop bags packed to the published checkpoint list
- Accommodation in Jindabyne booked well ahead — the town is small and the race fills it
- A crew briefed on which checkpoints they can actually reach
Training Strategy for Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100
20-24 weeks is the realistic window for a first 65.9-mile ultra, assuming you already have a marathon's worth of base behind you. The block that matters is back-to-back long weekends — a long run on Saturday followed by a second, slower one on Sunday — which builds time on feet and teaches you to run on tired legs without the recovery cost of one enormous day. Practise your race-day nutrition on every one of them; at this distance the stomach fails before the legs do.
This is a largely flat course, so most of your long runs can mirror that — flat and steady, building time on feet rather than hill strength.
Drop volume hard across the final three to four weeks — further out and steeper than a marathon taper, because a 30-mile training day costs weeks of recovery, not days. Keep some easy running and a little terrain-specific work in, but the goal is to reach Jindabyne, New South Wales with fresh feet and a rested gut rather than one more long run in the bank.
Lock in your target pace using the interactive splits calculator below — no official pacers are confirmed for this event, so a pace band on your watch is the more reliable option.
Test your race-day fuel and hydration plan on your long training runs, not for the first time on race day — check the Race Day Checklist below for what's actually on this course.
65.9-Mile Ultra Nutrition & Fueling Plan
A deliberate increase in carbohydrate over the two to three days before the race is the usual approach at this distance.
Eat a carbohydrate-focused breakfast two to three hours before the start, and stick to something you've already tested in training rather than trying anything new.
Over 100km and 3,260m of climb, fuelling is the race. Most runners take on carbohydrate every 30 to 45 minutes and use checkpoints for real food as well as gels. The event publishes its own nutrition guide — read it before planning around what you assume will be there.
The first hour after finishing is when carbohydrate and protein do the most for recovery.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Charity Places 2026
The event runs a fundraising programme rather than a charity-place entry scheme.
Lead with your personal story — explain why the charity matters to you. Personal connection generates 3x more support than a generic link broadcast.
Share key training milestones on Instagram (first 10-miler, peak week, race week) with your fundraising link in bio. Publicly thanking donors prompts secondary gifts!
Running Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 for charity?
Link your JustGiving page to Verus and show up right here alongside other Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 fundraisers — goal, progress and story, all in one place.
Add Your Fundraiser to VerusWhere to Stay for Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100
Jindabyne
The start, the finish, the expo and the whole event are here. Nothing else is close.
A small ski town with limited stock outside the ski season — book early.
Thredbo and the resorts
Higher, closer to the alpine terrain, and pleasant in late spring.
Half an hour from Jindabyne on winding road, at the hours this race keeps.
Cooma
Cheaper, more accommodation, and the nearest airport.
An hour from the start line.
Travel & Logistics
No rail. Cooma is the nearest regional airport, about an hour away; most people drive from Canberra (around two and a half hours) or Sydney.
The event runs shuttle buses and publishes its own transport and parking arrangements.
Managed within Kosciuszko National Park and around Jindabyne as part of the event’s own arrangements.
Spectator & Cheer Guide
Jindabyne for the start and finish, and the crew-accessible checkpoints the event publishes. Most of the course is inside the national park and unreachable.
Shuttle buses are the practical answer; the event publishes a spectators and support crew page because the geography demands it.
Live tracking and finish-line coverage run through UTMB World Series across race weekend.
Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know for race weekend.
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Race details independently compiled and fact-checked by Tommo against the official Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko Kosci100 site , last verified August 2026. Always confirm official timings and policies directly prior to race day.