Puerto Vallarta by UTMB was supposed to happen earlier in the year, but due to forces beyond the race organizations control the event had to be moved to a later date.
A few years ago when this race was first announced as a UTMB event American runners were quite excited about it, but this year hardly any US runner made it across the border to race, which is kind of a bummer.
Find all UTMB coverage on my dedicated UTMB page here.
For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:
81K Hikuri – (100K – 3 Stones) – Full Results
Women:
- Mandy CURRIE – Canada – 12:01:35
- Karla PICARD – Mexico – 13:01:19
- Lucero Abigaith GOMEZ ESPINDOLA – Mexico – 13:04:12
Men:
- Juan BELMAN ORTIZ – Mexico – 08:45:44
- Cristhian LAGOS – Columbia – 08:56:25
- Luis URBINA – Mexico – 09:02:24
53K Nakawe – (50K – 2 Stones) – Full Results
Women:
- Josefina PEREZ – Mexico – 06:35:48
- María Del Rocío FLORES CARDENAS – Mexico – 06:59:39
- Patricia OLIVOS AGUILAR – Mexico – 07:06:44
Men:
- Miguel Ángel PÉREZ ALVARADO – Mexico – 05:21:33
- Eder BELMONT SÁNCHEZ – Mexico – 05:31:39
- Gabriel BOIN – France – 05:34:47
37K Haramara (50K – 2 Stones) – Full Results
Women:
- Nayeli DE LA TORRE SEGURA – MEX – 04:36:09
- Mariana MALDONADO – MEX – 04:52:07
- Maria Alicia SANCHEZ TORRES – MEX – 05:09:37
Men:
- Esteban RODRÍGUEZ VÁZQUEZ – MEX – 03:42:06
- Abraham HERNÁNDEZ – MEX – 03:18:15
- Juan Carlos CARERA CASAS – MEX – 03:36:41
20K Ereno (20K – 1 Stone) – Full Results
Women:
- María Magdalena BARBA LAZARO – Mexico – 02:16:33
- Mary Tere MORA LUNA – Mexico – 02:35:49
- Catherine CASTRO VILLICAÑA – Mexico – 02:36:42
Men:
- José OCHOA OCHOA – Mexico – 02:10:10
- Brayan RODRÍGUEZ FLORES – Mexico – 01:50:03
- Jeff ROSAS – Mexico – 01:57:32
Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:
- 81K Starters: 171. DNF: 22 + Finishers: 234. Women 24 (16%), Men 125 (84%).
- 53K Starters: 335. DNF: 35 + Finishers: 422. Women 62 (21%), Men 238 (79%).
- 37K Starters: 268. DNF: 14 + Finishers: 543. Women 86 (34%), Men 168 (66%).
- 20K Starters: 401. DNF: 17 + Finishers: 241. Women 189 (49%), Men 195 (51%).
- 5K Starters: 84. DNF: 2 + Finishers: 82. Women 44 (54%), Men 38 (46%).
Puerto Vallarta by UTMB saw a total 1,259 starters and 1,169 finishers. 405 (35%) women and 764 (65%) men reached the finish line and earned collectively 1,939 UTMB Stones.
Next up, on 23-26 April 2026 we’ll head to France for Grand Raid Ventoux and to California for the final WSER Golden Ticket race for 2026 The Canyons Endurance Runs.