Joaquin Lopez | UTMB Podium Finisher & Mt. Fuji 100 Course Record Holder

Joaquin Lopez is a professional trail runner from Ecuador, living in Barcelona. After many years of strong performances, Joaquin had a huge international breakthrough, finishing 3rd at the 2024 UTMB. Building off that momentum, Joaquin started his 2025 season with a huge win and course record at the Mt. Fuji 100 in Japan, winning by a large margin. This is his first appearance on the podcast.

 

Topics discussed:

 

• Ecuadorian sporting culture
• The state of Latin American trail running
• Having a clear purpose and its benefit to performance
• Joaquin's background in adventure racing
• The 2024 UTMB and what led to that breakthrough
• Joaquin's method for goal setting and race selection
• The dominant Mt. Fuji 100 performance 
• Joaquin's sponsor Kailas
• His work with the Pro Trail Runners Association
• A lot more!

 

*Note: In the podcast, Joaquin says his first ultra was in 2019 - he meant to say 2012, when he was 19 years old.

 

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