Nerea Martínez Urruzola
ESP · women · mountain ultra
b. 1972
2
Wins
9
Podiums
6
Races
2010
Active since
About
Nerea Martínez Urruzola is a Spanish endurance athlete born on January 5, 1972, originally from Pamplona and later based in Navalafuente in the Madrid region. A true multidisciplinary competitor, she built her athletic career through swimming, high-level triathlon at the Blume Residence national centre in Madrid, international adventure raids, and cross-country skiing before becoming a trail ultrarunning specialist for Team Salomon. In 2012 she produced one of the most remarkable double victories in Spanish ultrarunning history: she won the inaugural Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji (160 km, 8,000 m of positive elevation through the mountains surrounding Japan's highest peak) and the Ronda dels Cims in Andorra (170 km, 13,000 m elevation gain), the latter in 35 hours 31 minutes 21 seconds, finishing 5th overall in the race — a clean sweep of two of the longest and most demanding ultras in the world within the same calendar year. Now retired from elite competition, she works as a certified osteopath, sports masseuse, and online personal trainer specialising in trail running, road racing, triathlon, and cycling.
Notable Wins
- — Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji 2012 (inaugural edition); Ronda dels Cims 2012 (35:31:21
- — 5th overall)
Race History
| Year | Race | Cat. | Pos. | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie | women | 3rd | 20:50:00 |
| 2013 | The North Face Transgrancanaria | women | 1st | 17:16:23 |
| 2013 | Tor des Géants | women | 2nd | 91:01:42 |
| 2012 | Mt. FUJI 100 | women | 1st | 24:05:04 |
| 2011 | UTMB Mont-Blanc | women | 2nd | 27:55:34 |
| 2011 | The North Face Transgrancanaria | women | 2nd | 16:47:34 |
| 2011 | HOKA Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB | women | 2nd | 11:39:55 |
| 2010 | UTMB Mont-Blanc | women | 2nd | 12:49:00 |
| 2010 | The North Face Transgrancanaria | women | 2nd | 16:21:11 |
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