Juuso Simpanen winning in 2024. Photo by UTMB official
Kullamannen by UTMB delivered a series of remarkably close races along Sweden’s dark southern coastline, with the men’s titles across the three longest distances decided by margins of less than five minutes.
Norway also left Båstad with plenty to celebrate. Joar Thele won the 50K, Anne Luksengaard Mjelva finished second in the 100M, and Yngvild Kaspersen completed the women’s 50K podium.
Simpanen Holds On in the 100M
Juuso Simpanen won the 168.5-kilometre Ultra 100 Miles in 15:39:15, but the Finnish runner had little room to relax during the closing kilometres.
Baptiste Derouin finished only 4:17 behind in 15:43:32, while Alexandre Boucheix completed the podium in 16:07:10. The result also gave Boucheix his fifth finish at Kullamannen’s longest race, earning him the event’s Diamond Ring.
Anna Carlsson produced one of the strongest performances of the weekend in the women’s race. The Swedish runner finished in 16:44:26, placing fifth overall as well as taking the women’s victory.
Norway’s Anne Luksengaard Mjelva finished second in 18:24:31, adding another major result to an already impressive season. Denmark’s Emma Lemminger completed the podium in 18:47:10.
Jonas Pettersen was the leading Norwegian man, finishing eighth overall in 17:37:21.
Turner Edges Buud in the 100K
The Sprint Ultra 100K produced another close finish.
Joseph Turner took the victory in 8:51:45, holding off Swedish ultrarunning veteran Jonas Buud by just one minute and 40 seconds. Miklos Ori finished third in 9:23:21.
Dominika Stelmach won the women’s race in 9:36:34. Ellinor Ericsson followed only 5:30 later, while Sofie Nelson Rask completed the podium in 9:50:41.
Steffen Brufladt finished eighth in the men’s race as the leading Norwegian, while Martine Hoftun placed ninth among the women.
Thele Wins a Fast 50K
The closest races of the day came in the Seventh Seal 50K.
Joar Thele secured the Norwegian victory in 3:24:33, finishing only 1:24 ahead of Britain’s Bertie Houghton. Quentin Moulet took third in 3:32:26.
The women’s race was even tighter. Kirsty Skye Dickson won in 4:00:15, with Alice Goodall crossing the line only ten seconds later.
Yngvild Kaspersen finished third in 4:05:48, while fellow Norwegian Mari Wetterhus followed in fourth with 4:16:58.
Across the 100M, 100K and 50K, Kullamannen produced the kind of close, fast racing that is rarely associated with an event built around darkness, coastal weather and long hours on the trail.
Kullamannen 2026 Results
Podium results from the 100M, 100K and 50K races.
Ultra 100 Miles
168.5 km · 1,972 m+Men
Women
Sprint Ultra 100K
107.6 km · 716 m+Men
Women
Seventh Seal 50K
53.1 km · 677 m+Men
Women
