Kullamannen Ultra 100 Miles

Results: 2026

390 of 673 starters finished.

UTMB Live marked the race finished with 673 starters, 284 DNF and 390 finishers. Men’s podium: Simpanen, Baptiste Derouin (FRA) 15:43:32, Alexandre Boucheix (FRA) 16:07:10. Women’s podium: Carlsson, Anne Luksengaard Mjelva and Emma Lemminger. The course differed from 2025’s 173 km layout, so times are not a like-for-like record comparison.

Source: UTMB Live — Kullamannen by UTMB 2026, Ultra 100 Miles. Checked November 1, 2026.

Event Overview

A 168 km coastal point-to-point through southern Sweden with technical nature-reserve trails, long darkness, and a 32-hour cutoff.

Course & Terrain

Coastal point-to-point from Höganäs through Kullaberg and onward to Båstad.

Key course features to know before comparing this race:

• Start at Höganäs Church after a marching band and flag parade
• Technical singletrack on Kullaberg, home of the Kullamannen legend
• Fifteen nature reserves along the Skåneleden coast trail
• A pass through Båstad at km 119, then a final loop of the Bjäre Peninsula past the Hovs Hallar cliffs
• Finish at Båstad’s Centercourt

Mostly low coastal trail: the official profile never rises above about 200 m, yet the first 32 km pack in roughly 540 m of climbing, most of it on Kullaberg’s rocky, technical singletrack. The 39 km from Svanshall to Stora Hult (km 45 to 84) gain less than 70 m. The course then climbs about 480 m between Stora Hult and Båstad and about 700 m more on the closing loop of the Bjäre Peninsula past Hovs Hallar. Much of the route follows the Skåneleden trail with its orange signs; reflective tape guides runners at night, and red-and-white tape marks sections off Skåneleden. No paint is used on the trails.

The organizer warns of southwesterly gales, rain and more darkness than daylight. SMHI data for Helsingborg (2002–2022 averages), the nearest long-record station, give an October high of 12.6°C (55°F) and low of 6.5°C (44°F), and a November high of 7.9°C (46°F) and low of 3.6°C (38°F), with about 70 mm (2.7 in) of rain in October. The 6:00 PM start comes after sunset, so even the fastest runners, who are projected to finish around 9:00 AM, cover most of the course by headlamp, and runners near the cutoffs face a second night.

Format & Support (as run)

Why This Race Matters

Kullamannen grew out of a shorter trail ultra on the Kulla Peninsula in northwest Skåne, with DUV results going back to 2013. It first went 100 miles in November 2017, when 147 runners started and 40 finished. The 2026 race is the tenth edition of the 100-miler and the fifth since it joined the UTMB World Series as Kullamannen by UTMB in 2022. It runs on All Saints’ weekend with a 6:00 PM start, so it is a night race on low coastal trail rather than a mountain race, billed as “Heaven, Sea & Hell.” Winning times have dropped from Patrik Wikström’s 21:00:34 in 2017 to Juuso Simpanen’s 14:28:35 in 2024. Finishers receive a signet ring instead of a medal or buckle.

Historical benchmark notes in the directory record (verify current records with the linked official sources):

• Men (2025 173 km Höganäs–Båstad layout): Christian Malmström, 16:18:22, 2025
• Women (2025 layout): Hanna Aho, 17:59:21, 2025
• Fastest men’s time on any Kullamannen 100-mile course: Juuso Simpanen, 14:28:35, 2024 (161 km course)
• Fastest women’s time on any Kullamannen 100-mile course: Emma Stuart, 16:28:20, 2024 (161 km course)
• 2026 winners (168 km course): Juuso Simpanen, 15:39:15; Anna Carlsson, 16:44:26

Preparing for a Race Like Kullamannen Ultra 100 Miles

The fixed-distance race guide covers the format as a whole. These guides go deeper:

• Walking strategy for ultramarathons: When and how to walk by terrain, effort and cutoffs.
• Crew and aid-station strategy: Crew tables, aid stops, drop bags and runner preferences.
• Hydration and sodium for ultramarathons: Fluid, sodium, thirst, sweat rate and hyponatremia risk.
• Tapering for ultramarathons: Plan the taper and race week around your own recovery.

Best Fit

• Runners who want a 100-miler with modest climbing (about 2,000–2,300 m) that is still hard to finish
• UTMB Finals hopefuls: a finish earns four Running Stones
• Self-sufficient runners comfortable racing without crew or pacers
• Travelers flying into Copenhagen who want a late-season European 100

Planning Notes

• Prepare for sleep decisions, weather swings, and aid-station discipline. The distance is only one part of a multi-day fixed-distance race.
• Train for terrain-specific fatigue. Technical trails and mountain courses demand downhill durability, hiking efficiency, and reliable night lighting.
• The directory does not mark this as having simpler logistics. Confirm qualification, terrain, support, registration, medical, and withdrawal requirements before planning around it.

Event FAQs

Related Preparation

• Compare this race in the full 2026 calendar
• Open the Fixed-Distance format guide
• Compare all race formats
• Use the timed-race pace calculator
• Plan checkpoint arrivals and cutoff buffers
• Print a pace band for your goal time
• Estimate race calories and plan fueling
• Build a crew and drop-bag plan
• Build a race-specific gear checklist