Istria 100 by UTMB happened last weekend. A fairly international field of runners found themselves in Croatia kicking off their trail running season. I was curious if the addition of events like Chianti and a few other spring events in Europe resulted in a dip in participation for this event, but Istria had about a 10% increase in starters in 2025 compared to last year.
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For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:
168K – 169K (100M – 4 Stones)
Women:
- Ivana SIRIC – Croatia – 22:59:31
- Maja BONAČIĆ – Croatia – 24:11:04
- Lenka HIKLOVÁ – Slovakia – 24:18:01
Men:
- Alexander WESTENBERGER – Deutschland – 18:09:55
- Pavle KRULJAC – Croatia – 19:24:42
- Matija MEŠTRIĆ – Croatia – 20:48:15
110K – 110K (100K – 3 Stones)
Women:
- Nicol GUIDOLIN – Italy – 12:17:58
- Alena PABORTSAVA – Neutral Athlete – 12:33:22
- Julie LESAGE – Canada – 12:45:18
Men:
- Zan ZEPIC – Slovenia – 09:56:14
- Martin HALASZ – Slovakia – 10:38:15
- Tomasz KIK – Slovakia – 11:04:26
69K – 69K (50K – 2 Stones)
Women:
- Ivana LÍŠKOVÁ – Slovakia – 06:55:12
- Nicole KEßLER – Deutschland – 07:28:30
- Joana RAIO ESPERANÇO – Portugal – 07:39:35
Men:
- Tobias BAGGENSTOS – Schweiz – 05:26:31
- Suman KULUNG – Nepal – 05:46:59
- Donatello ROTA – Italy – 05:54:19
42K – 42K (50K – 2 Stones)
Women:
- Martyna MLYNARCZYK – Poland – 03:15:01
- Camilla RIZZARDI – Italy – 03:40:13
- Martina DAL BOSCO – Italy – 03:51:17
Men:
- Sammy Rotich CHELANGAT – Kenya – 02:51:46
- Linus HULTEGÅRD – Sweden – 02:56:30
- Manuel HARTWEG – Deutschland – 03:05:03
21K – 21K (20K – 1 Stones)
Women:
- Caterina STENTA – Italy – 01:29:18
- Eszter DANYI – Hungary – 01:42:29
- Isobel GODFREY – Great Britain – 01:43:35
Men:
- Johannes NUSSBAUMER – Österreich – 01:11:42
- Maël BURES – France – 01:19:45
- Leon CHETCUTI – Malta – 01:20:32
Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:
- 168K Starters: 369. DNF: 106 + Finishers: 263. Women 34 (13%), Men 229 (87%).
- 110K Starters: 468. DNF: 81 + Finishers: 387. Women 75 (19%), Men 312 (81%).
- 69K Starters: 624. DNF: 61 + Finishers: 563. Women 136 (24%), Men 426 (76%).
- 42K Starters: 672. DNF: 29 + Finishers: 643. Women 222 (34%), Men 421 (66%).
- 21K Starters: 351. DNF: 2 + Finishers: 349. Women 166 (48%), Men 180 (52%).
Istria 100 by UTMB saw a total 2,484 starters and 2,205 finishers. 627 (29%) women and 1568 (71%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective stones and an UTMB index (or directly punched their ticket to the Finals in Chamonix for 2025).
Next up is Ultra-Trail Mount Yun in Xiangning, China on April 11 – 20, 2025.
