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Merrell Andes Mountain Skyrace in Santiago, Chile takes the Skyrunner World Series to its highest race on their annual circuit, high up into the Andes mountains in South America.

Jose Manuel Quispe Mallma from Peru wins the men’s race and is now two for two in the series. Morgan Elliot from the US comes in third for a second time in as many races.

In the women’s race Rosalia Zegarra from Peru takes the win and improves her standings from third in the first race of the series. Lina El Kott Helander is second after her fifth place finish in the Carrera 4 Refugios event in Argentina a couple of weeks ago.

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Here are the current rankings and below are your top podium finishers:

Andes Mountain Marathon 42KM +3650m

Women:

  1. Rosalia Zegarra – Peru – 7:41:20
  2. Lina El Kott Helander – Sweden – 8:10:42
  3. Ana María Pineda – Colombia – 8:17:02
  4. Paola Morales – Colombia – 8:58:18
  5. Júlia Garriga – Spain – 8:58:19

Men:

  1. Jose Manuel Quispe Mallma – Peru – 6:03:03
  2. Fran Muñoz – Peru – 6:14:26
  3. Morgan Elliot – USA – 6:22:13
  4. Weston Hill – New Zealand – 6:39:56
  5. Luis Ovalle – Colombia – 6:41:05

Watch the race recap video here.

Next up the Skyrunner World Series travels to Spain for the Acantilados Del Norte on 14 March, 2026.

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