Person

Martin Biela

UltrarunnerWriterAnalyst

Martin Biela writes Uphill Notes, a trail-running publication focused on rankings data, athletes and the sport’s wider business. He also describes himself as a trail and ultra runner, bringing a participant’s perspective to his analytical writing.

Work: Uphill Notes writerSource
Sport: Trail and ultra runningSource

1 TUM report · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

1 editorial issue

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Jul 2024Peak 1Nov 2026

Sponsor mentions, repeated links and polls are excluded. Credits within editorial items may count. Read the supporting timeline ↓

In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

July 13, 2026Published in TUM

Biela analyzes the UTMB Index

Martin Biela of Uphill Notes analyzed 82 result pages across six races and four seasons to reverse-engineer the UTMB Index. The proposed exchange-rate explanation is his analysis, not an official UTMB scoring formula or decision.

Read full TUM issue

Connections

Published the Index analysis under Uphill Notes

Uphill Notes

Martin Biela — Published the Index analysis under Uphill Notes. Reported 2026-07-13.

Source

Sources & notes

Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.

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

Uphill Notes / Martin Biela Undated original public page · Checked Oct 20, 2026

Interface icons: Lucide · ISC license.

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.

Links preserved from TUM coverage

Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-13
Published article, 2026-07-13T12:28:17Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 002146376c24.
Public source linked by TUMuphillnotes.substack.com · linked in 2026-07-13
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.

Back to the directory