Person

Merijn Geerts

Runner

Merijn Geerts is a Belgian backyard ultrarunner whose record history includes shared performances with Ivo Steyaert. iRunFar traces those efforts to 2022 and 2024, distinguishing individual records from national team results.

2 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

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2 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 1Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

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October 23, 2026Published in TUM

A shared backyard record and the U.S. team title

Merijn Geerts and Ivo Steyaert stopped together after 124 yards in Belgium, sharing the record without producing a Belgian race winner.

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October 29, 2024Published in TUM

The Belgian trio’s 110 yards and Eckert’s 87

The October 2024 report named him with Ivo Steyaert and Frank Gielen in a shared Belgian 110-yard, 458.36-mile performance, each described as the others’ assist.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: October 29, 2024

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Connections

Shared 124-yard record in Belgium; no race winner

Backyard Satellite Championships

TUM reported Geerts and Steyaert stopping together at 124 yards: a shared record, with no Belgian race winner. The U.S. took the cumulative team title; Dowdle won its race at 107 yards, with Noll’s 106-yard assist. Individual loops, team totals and the prior Gore benchmark are separate.

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Coverage details

October23 Belgian backyard account: Shared 124-yard record · no Belgian race winnerStopped with Steyaert; a national winner requires one final loop alone. Team scores are separate.Source

Dated TUM coverage

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Reported 2026-10-23

A shared backyard record and the U.S. team title

Merijn Geerts and Ivo Steyaert stopped together after 124 yards in Belgium, sharing the record without producing a Belgian race winner.

TUM · Oct 23, 2026

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Eszter Horanyi / iRunFar Original report published October22,2026; exact publication time not established · Checked Oct 24, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 24, 2026

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-10-23
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Public source linked by TUMwtc2026.bigsbackyardultra.com · linked in 2026-10-20
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Public source linked by TUMbigsbackyardultra.com · linked in 2026-10-16
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-10-29
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Public source linked by TUMirunfar.com · linked in 2024-10-29
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Public source linked by TUMdocs.google.com · linked in 2024-10-29
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