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Quito Trail Ecuador by UTMB happened last weekend – the same weekend of Beast of Big Creek and I am only now getting to posting the results. This event, with six races and over 2,700 runners combined resulted entirely Ecuadorian podium – a very local affair.

In the 100K race, the 80K Oso Maria-Mercedes PILA and Joaquin LOPEZ, both from Ecuador took the top stop.

For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:

80K Oso 75km (100K – 3 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Maria-Mercedes PILA – Ecuador – 10:36:05
  2. Carolina GUTIERREZ G. – Ecuador – 11:40:37
  3. Marlene SAMANIEGO – Ecuador – 12:15:43

Men:

  1. Joaquin LOPEZ – Ecuador – 08:12:38
  2. Kevin AGUIAR – Ecuador – 09:31:33
  3. Oscar BASANTES – Ecuador – 09:34:37

50K Nutria 52km (50K – 2 Stones) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Martha PESANTEZ – Ecuador – 06:26:15
  2. Tania Beatriz LUMBI SANTILLAN – Ecuador – 06:32:41
  3. Alejandrina VILLACRES – Ecuador – 06:35:04

Men:

  1. Camilo NAVAS – Ecuador – 05:08:57
  2. Martin SAENZ – Ecuador – 05:33:35
  3. Max ROHODEN – Ecuador – 05:36:48

30K Tucán 30km (20K – 1 Stone) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Blanca LLUMIQUINGA – Ecuador – 03:03:24
  2. Andrea Vanessa ERAS QUIROLA – Ecuador – 03:21:14
  3. Maria Salome NAVAS NIETO – Ecuador – 03:21:50

Men:

  1. Klever VILLACRES – Ecuador – 02:51:53
  2. Alex Xavier LOZANO ESPINOSA – Ecuador – 02:57:09
  3. Angel QUIJOSACA – Ecuador – 03:03:25

20K Quinde 20km (20K – 1 Stone) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Carolina TRUJILLO – Ecuador – 02:11:27
  2. Anonymous – AIN – 02:11:50
  3. Karen ARCOS – Ecuador – 02:12:38

Men:

  1. Cristian DE LA CRUZ – Ecuador – 01:38:03
  2. Santiago SOTOMAYOR – Ecuador – 01:38:59
  3. Santiago SALGUERO – Ecuador – 01:42:23

12K Humboldt 12km (20K – 1 Stone) – Full Results

Women:

  1. Melissa AGUAYO – Ecuador – 01:34:36
  2. Cristina PAZMIÑO – Ecuador – 01:35:46
  3. Anjuly VILLAGÓMEZ – Ecuador – 01:40:20

Men:

  1. Darwin QUISHPE – Ecuador – 01:09:50
  2. Abel HERRERA – Ecuador – 01:10:38
  3. Gabriel Iván GÓMEZ CAICEDO – Ecuador – 01:11:08

Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:

  • ‌80K Oso Starters: 164. DNF: 20 + Finishers: 144. Women 26 (8%), Men 118 (82%).
  • 50K Nutria Starters: 337. DNF: 21 + Finishers: 316. Women 69 (22%), Men 247 (78%).
  • 30K Tucán Starters: 489. DNF: 8 + Finishers: 481. Women 158 (33%), Men 323 (67%).
  • 20K Quinde Starters: 949. DNF: 2 + Finishers: 947. Women 330 (35%), Men 617 (65%).
  • 12K Humboldt Starters: 467. DNF: 2 + Finishers: 465. Women 241 (52%), Men 224 (48%).
  • 6K Rana Starters: 449. DNF: 3 + Finishers: 446. Women 252 (57%), Men 194 (43%).

Quito Trail Ecuador by UTMB saw a total 2,855 starters and 2,799 finishers. 1,076 (38%) women and 1,723 (62%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective a combined 2,492 stones and an UTMB index.


This weekend is KAT100 in Austria on 06-08 August, 2026.

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