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Manuel Merillas

UltrarunnerMountain runnerSki mountaineer

Manuel Merillas is a Spanish mountain ultrarunner whose experience also includes ski-mountaineering racing and mountaineering. His long relationship with Zegama culminated in a 2023 win, a central thread in his account of returning to competitive running.

Historical result
2023 Zegama winnerMay 2024 original interview.Source

5 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

5 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Manuel Merillas — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 1 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 0 editorial issuesAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 1 editorial issueJun 2026: 1 editorial issueJul 2026: 1 editorial issueAug 2026: 0 editorial issuesSep 2026: 1 editorial issueOct 2026: 1 editorial issueNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 1Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 1; Jun 2026: 1; Jul 2026: 1; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 1; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.

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Published in TUM

Tranchand and Alonso set Sobrescobio course records

Finished fourth in the elite Sobrescobio race, 4:28 behind Tranchand; no final season title was reported.

Published in TUM

A Gorbeia win and a tribute

TUM reported Sara Alonso and Alain Santamaría’s records, the podiums and Alonso’s tribute to her late friend Ida Robsahm.

Published in TUM

Monterosa’s dated broadcast and named preview participants

Named in UTMB’s Monterosa Walserwaeg weekend preview reported July 17. No race distance, confirmed start, placement or current affiliation was established by this item.

Published in TUM

42K du Mont-Blanc podiums

Manuel Merillas: Named behind Bonnet and Tranchand. Dated June 29 reporting; other editions and later outcomes remain distinct.

Published in TUM

A Zegama podcast preview

TUM named the former Zegama winner using Manu in the linked preview; the creator’s public episode description supports the full/short form.

Connections

2026 result

Gorbeia Suzien

TUM reported Sara Alonso and Alain Santamaría’s records, the podiums and Alonso’s tribute to her late friend Ida Robsahm.

Source

Named in the weekend preview; distance, start and result not established

Monterosa Walserwaeg

Manuel Merillas was named in the 2026-07-17 preview of Monterosa Walserwaeg. This item establishes no start or completed result.

Source

Named behind Bonnet and Tranchand

42K du Mont-Blanc

Bonnet won in 3:33:14 ahead of Tranchand and the published Manuel Merillas Moledo. Alexandersson won in 3:55:07 ahead of Robsahm and Lang. The90K and 42K races are separate.

Source

Finished fourth in the elite Sobrescobio race, 4:28 behind Tranchand; no final season title was reported.

Sobrescobio Skyrace

Finished fourth in the elite Sobrescobio race, 4:28 behind Tranchand; no final season title was reported.

Source
Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

  • iRunFar Published May 23, 2024 · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.

    This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.

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