While all eyes were on Chianti, Italy this weekend another UTMB World Series event went down in Argentina. The Valhöll Fin del Mundo offered six sold out races, all in an incredible remote and beautiful setting.
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For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:
EPIC 130K (100M – 4 Stones)
Women:
- Mariana HAMMOND – Argentina – 19:54:14
- Barbara GASSMANN – Argentina – 21:34:48
- Leticia DA SILVA SALTORI – Brazil – 21:41:21
Men:
- Beñat MARMISSOLLE – France – 13:46:46
- Aleksei TOLSTENKO – Neutral Athlete – 14:21:12
- Pablo NADALEZ – Argentina – 14:38:29
ADVANCE 85K (100K – 3 Stones)
Women:
- Anabel OVIEDO ZELARAYÁN – Argentina – 10:14:04
- Ariane WILHEM – Switzerland – 10:21:39
- Cristina SANTURINO – Spain – 11:04:01
Men:
- Alejandro MAYOR – Spain – 08:59:57
- Gediminas GRINIUS – Lithuania – 09:16:36
- Jason SCHLARB – USA – 09:36:53
CHALLENGE 50K (50K – 2 Stones)
Women:
- Alison MCPHERSON – Canada – 05:58:55
- Maria Jose SAAVEDRA CALDERON – Chile – 06:11:18
- Noelia Lucia FANTIN – Argentina – 06:11:23
Men:
- Antonio MARTÍNEZ PÉREZ – Spain – 04:46:36
- Joaquin NARVAEZ – Argentina – 04:56:24
- Nicolas Ignacio BENAVIDES – Chile – 05:04:05
COURAGE 32K (20K – 1 Stone)
Women:
- Erica SOLLA – Argentina – 03:57:39
- Ana María PINEDA – Colombia – 04:03:18
- Brenda Antonella TAPIA – Argentina – 04:05:31
Men:
- Marcelo DEL COLLADO – Argentina – 03:16:53
- Braian MONTES VIEIRA – Argentina – 03:19:18
- Gustavo BUITRAGO ARÉVALO – Colombia – 03:21:18
POWER 22K (20K – 1 Stone)
Women:
- Amelie LANE – Great Britain – 02:17:08
- Paula NAZAL LABRIN – Chile – 02:25:03
- Beatriz PINTOS – Argentina – 02:53:30
Men:
- Diego Ramon SIMON – Argentina – 02:12:40
- Victor PEREZ – Chile – 02:13:37
- Amelie LANE – Great Britain – 02:17:08
Total numbers broken down by distance and gender:
- EPIC 130K Starters: 164. DNF: 42 + Finishers: 121. Women 16 (13%), Men 105 (87%).
- ADVANCE 85K Starters: 270. DNF: 14 + Finishers: 255. Women 44 (17%), Men 211 (83%).
- CHALLENGE 50K Starters: 553. DNF: 38 + Finishers: 516. Women 147 (28%), Men 369 (72%).
- COURAGE 32K Starters: 551. DNF: 18 + Finishers: 534. Women 241 (45%), Men 292 (55%).
- POWER 22K Starters: 480. DNF: 5 + Finishers: 475. Women 261 (55%), Men 208 (45%).
- EXPLORE 12K Starters: 246. DNF: 1 + Finishers: 245. Women 154 (63%), Men 91 (37%).
Valhöll by UTMB saw 2,264 starters and 2,146 finishers. And while these overall numbers seem respectable, compared to last year’s event this is over a 1/3 drop in participation (2024: 3,535 starters). The event overall had another respectable gender split, with the shorter distances having a higher percentage of women at the starting line making up for the less ideal representation at the longer races. In total 863 (40%) women and 1,276 (60%) 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 Tenerife Bluetrail in Spain on March 27-29, 2025.
