Manuela Vilaseca - Trail Runner Profile
Manuela Vilaseca is a Brazilian ultrarunner based in Moià, Spain, who competes in the 45 to 49 age category. She holds the women's Triple Crown of 200s record, 201:02:06 combined in 2025, and finished third woman at the 2026 Tor des Géants in 82:31:56. Her UTMB profile shows no UTMB Index.
Manuela Vilaseca quick facts
- Nationality: Brazil
- UTMB Index: no UTMB Index shown on the official profile (as of 6 October 2026, UTMB profile)
- Key results: Tor des Géants 2026: 3rd woman, 82:31:56; Triple Crown: Women's record, 201:02:06; Cocodona 250: 2nd woman, 2024
UTMB Index and ITRA scores change after every race. The dates are when each number was read from the official profile.
Country: Brazil · Team: Mount to Coast · Specialities: 100 miles+, Multi-day
Right now: Third woman at the 2026 Tor des Géants.
Key facts
- Tor des Géants 2026: 3rd woman, 82:31:56
- Triple Crown: Women's record, 201:02:06
- Cocodona 250: 2nd woman, 2024
Nationality, age category and base
UTMB lists her nationality as Brazil, and Multiday Running describes her as a Brazilian ultrarunner based in Moià, Spain. Both list her in the 45 to 49 women's age category. No exact birth date is published by the sources we rely on, so this page does not state one.
The 200-mile Triple Crown
In 2025 she won the women's Triple Crown of 200s, made up of the Tahoe 200, the Bigfoot 200 and the Moab 240, in a combined 201:02:06, almost 29 hours faster than the previous women's record, according to Multiday Running. She was inside the top ten overall at all three. A year earlier she was second woman and 15th overall at the 2024 Cocodona 250 in 78:04:35.
The 2026 Tor des Géants
She finished third woman in 82:31:56, behind Katharina Hartmuth (67:10:09) and Huiping Zhang (80:35:31), and 23 minutes ahead of Melissa Paganelli, who finished fourth in 82:55:29. Territorio Trail reports that she dropped out of the Tor des Géants in 2024 and of Cocodona in 2026, and that she gave the 2026 Tor des Géants a dedicated build-up instead of chaining several big races together.
How Manuela runs
Vilaseca is a long-distance specialist. UTMB's results list for her runs from 80km races in South America through the TDS and the UTMB, and her recent record is made of 200-mile and 330km events measured in days.
Territorio Trail credits her with managing consecutive nights and sustained efforts in high mountains, and calls her the queen of the 200 miles.
Where Manuela is strongest
200-mile races and multi-day mountain events, where her Triple Crown, her Cocodona 250 and her Tor des Géants podium come from.
The edge. Durability across back-to-back 200-mile efforts.
What you can learn from Manuela
1. Target one big race instead of chaining several
Territorio Trail reports that she built her 2026 season around the Tor des Géants. If you have one A race, plan the whole year backwards from it and treat other races as practice, not as separate goals.
2. Two long nights change how you pace
Her speciality is 200-mile racing. Run a practice night in training, with your headlamp, food and layers, so that the second night of a long race is familiar territory.
Selected results
| Year | Race | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tor des Géants (330km) | 3rd (82:31:56) |
| 2025 | Triple Crown of 200s | Women's record (201:02:06 combined) |
| 2024 | Cocodona 250 | 2nd (78:04:35, 15th overall) |
| 2022 | Bryce Canyon 100 | 1st (first woman, 24:58:26) |
A selection, not a complete race history.
Official profiles
Compare yourself with Manuela
- ITRA index calculator: estimate the km-effort and an indicative performance band for your own race result (not an official ITRA Performance Index).
- Trail pace calculator: turn your road pace into a trail pace and finish time for a given elevation profile.
Frequently asked questions
What nationality is Manuela Vilaseca?
Brazilian, according to her official UTMB profile and Multiday Running. She is based in Moià, Spain.
How old is Manuela Vilaseca?
UTMB and Multiday Running list her in the 45 to 49 women's age category. An exact birth date is not published by the sources we rely on.
What is Manuela Vilaseca known for?
200-mile racing. She holds the women's Triple Crown of 200s record with a combined 201:02:06 across the Tahoe 200, Bigfoot 200 and Moab 240 in 2025, and was second woman at the 2024 Cocodona 250.
How did Manuela Vilaseca do at the 2026 Tor des Géants?
She finished third woman in 82:31:56, behind Katharina Hartmuth and Huiping Zhang.
Runners with a similar profile
- Katharina Hartmuth (Germany): The first woman to finish on the overall podium at the Tor des Géants, and a UTMB podium finisher at both ends of her career so far.
- Jasmin Paris (United Kingdom): The first woman to finish the Barkley Marathons, with 99 seconds to spare.
- Courtney Dauwalter (United States): The only athlete to win Western States, Hardrock and UTMB in the same year, and still winning course records a decade into her career.
- Jiaju Zhao (China): Ran 65:55:22 for the 330km Tor des Géants in 2026, a course record and the first win by a runner from outside Europe.
Sources and verification
Checked against the following sources on 2026-10-06:
- UTMB Index profile (official)
- Multiday Running: Manuela Vilaseca
- AostaSera: TOR330 Tor des Géants 2026 results
- Territorio Trail: Manu Vilaseca profile
- iRunFar: top ultramarathon performances of 2025
Canonical page: https://trailia.run/best-trail-runners/manuela-vilaseca
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