Athlete
The Athlete
A national-team athlete since my youth in baseball and soccer, and eleven years as a professional endurance and extreme-sports athlete: more than 50,000 kilometres trained and raced, 31 races and 28 finishes across ultra trail and extreme triathlon. Top 200 among men in every Ultra-Trail World Tour race I finished, and 138th among men at the 2018 Trail World Championship, captaining Guatemala's first national team in the country's history.
Highlights
Career highlights
102nd
Ultra-Trail World Tour men's ranking
2017
138th
Among men, Trail World Championship
2018, Guatemala team captain
Top 20
Of 2,200, Xtri World Tour ranking
2023 to 2024
10 km
Longest swim
Ultraman Arizona 2024
Eleven years of racing
Kilometres raced per year
KM
Elevation gain per year (M)
| Year | Distance (KM) | Elevation gain (M) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 159 | 4,575 |
| 2016 | 375 | 17,700 |
| 2017 | 320 | 19,050 |
| 2018 | 347 | 18,500 |
| 2019 | 355 | 18,735 |
| 2020 | 291 | 10,258 |
| 2021 | 240 | 10,000 |
| 2022 | 131 | 1,000 |
| 2023 | 429 | 11,130 |
| 2024 | 790 | 22,838 |
| 2025 | 455 | 9,843 |
| 2026 | 100 | 5,000 |
Before endurance
Team sports first, at national level.
7 years as shortstop, Guatemala youth national baseball team
2 years as center forward, Guatemala U17 national soccer team
Ultra trail · 2015 to 2022
Mountain ultras on the world tour and for my country.
2016 to 2017
Top 3 Guatemala, ITRA ranking (612 points)
2017
Named ITRA national representative for Guatemala
2017
102nd, Ultra-Trail World Tour men's ranking
UTWT
Top 200 among men in every UTWT race finished: CCC 2016 (143rd), Lavaredo 2017 (96th), Transgrancanaria 2017 (192nd), UTMF 2019 (41st overall)
2018
138th among men at the Trail World Championship, captain of Guatemala's first national team
2018
Top 3 in ITRA XXL and ITRA M categories
Extreme triathlon · 2023 to today
Cold water, long climbs and the Xtri World Tour.
2023
Top Finisher at Fodaxman and Starvation
2023 to 2024
Top 20 of 2,200, Xtri World Tour ranking
2024
10 km swim at Ultraman Arizona, my longest
2025
Norseman (45th) and Swissman finisher
Gallery
From the Field
Xtri World Tour: Swissman, Norseman, Fodaxman, Icon Livigno. More on Instagram @ultrasarmiento.
Results
Race Archive
Verified Competition Results, 2015 to 2026
Eleven years of volume
Estimated, training and racing11
Years
50,000+
KM trained and raced
1,000,000+
M climbed
31
Races
28
Finishes
Per race
Tap or hover a race for details
| Year | Distance (KM) | Elevation gain (M) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 159 | 4,575 |
| 2016 | 375 | 17,700 |
| 2017 | 320 | 19,050 |
| 2018 | 347 | 18,500 |
| 2019 | 355 | 18,735 |
| 2020 | 291 | 10,258 |
| 2021 | 240 | 10,000 |
| 2022 | 131 | 1,000 |
| 2023 | 429 | 11,130 |
| 2024 | 790 | 22,838 |
| 2025 | 455 | 9,843 |
| 2026 | 100 | 5,000 |
Races
31
31 started · 28 finished
Race distance
≈ 4,000 KM
2015 to 2026
Race elevation gain
≈ 148,600 M
≈ 17× Mount Everest
Best single-race D+
12,475 M
2024: Ultraman Arizona
Biggest year
≈ 790 KM
2024
Longest swim
10 KM
2024: Ultraman Arizona
Race totals count kilometres actually covered, including 3 races not finished. Distances and elevation per official ITRA and race records.
| Year | Event | Distance | D+ Gain | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bandera 100K, TX, USA | 100 KM | 5,000 M | 13:22:02 | [ 56th of 264 ]TOP 25% |
| 2025 | Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, NOR | 3.8 / 180 / 42.2 KM | 4,172 M | 14:48 | [ 45th ] |
| 2025 | Swissman Xtreme Triathlon, CHE | 3.4 / 181.8 / 43.25 KM | 5,671 M | 22:14 | [ Finisher ] |
| 2024 | Icon Livigno Xtreme Triathlon, ITA | 4.1 / 201.3 / 35.4 KM | 6,038 M | 19:06 | [ 27th ] |
| 2024 | Skyrunning World Championship, POR | 55 KM | 3,565 M | 10:21 | [ 81st ] |
| 2024 | Ultraman Arizona, USA | 10 / 423.7 / 18 KM covered | 12,475 M | 26:55 | [ DNF (run, km 18) ] |
| 2024 | Austin Marathon, TX, USA | 42.2 KM | 760 M | 3:21 | [ 56th ] |
| 2023 | Fodaxman Xtreme Triathlon, BRA | 4 / 172.5 / 42.1 KM | 5,394 M | 15:22 | [ 15th · Top Finisher ] |
| 2023 | Starvation Xtreme Triathlon, UT, USA | 4 / 162.7 / 43.8 KM | 5,736 M | 18:36 | [ 10th · Top Finisher ] |
| 2022 | Brazos Bend 50 Mile, TX, USA | 80.5 KM | 1,000 M | 7:46:21 | [ 2nd of 77 ]TOP 5% |
| 2022 | Spartan Ultra, NC, USA | 50 KM + 60 obstacles | N/A | 8:43 | [ 66th ] |
| 2021 | The Coastal Challenge, CRI | 240 KM | 10,000 M | 35:19 | [ 5th ] |
| 2020 | Bandera 100K, TX, USA | 100 KM | 5,000 M | 12:33:13 | [ 41st of 328 ]TOP 15% |
| 2020 | Vertikality, GUA (indoor solo) | 191.4 KM | 5,258 M | 14:00 | [ Run + Bike + Row ] |
| 2019 | UTMF, JapanUTWT | 140 KM | 6,500 M | 27:15 | [ 41st ] |
| 2019 | UTMB, FRA / ITA / CHEUTWT | 165 KM | 10,000 M | 27:00 | [ DNF at km 140 ] |
| 2019 | La Ruta de los Dioses, GUA | 50 KM | 2,000 M | 4:45 | [ 3rd ] |
| 2019 | UTX, GUA | 50 KM | 3,500 M | 3:00 | [ DNF at km 25 ] |
| 2018 | UTG, Guatemala | 100 KM | 6,500 M | 19:27 | [ 9th ] |
| 2018 | Western States Endurance Run, USA | 161 KM | 6,000 M | 26:58:20 | [ 175th of 299 ] |
| 2018 | Trail World Championship, ESP | 86 KM | 6,000 M | 13:22 | [ 138th men · 218th overall ] |
| 2017 | UTG, Guatemala | 77 KM | 5,800 M | 14:35 | [ 13th of 225 · Top 6% ] |
| 2017 | Lavaredo Ultra Trail, ITAUTWT | 119.4 KM | 6,450 M | 18:13:49 | [ 105th of 1,515 · 96th men · Top 7% ] |
| 2017 | Transgrancanaria, ESPUTWT | 123.7 KM | 6,800 M | 22:35:25 | [ 211th of 736 · 192nd men · Top 29% ] |
| 2016 | CCC, UTMB, FRAUTWT | 101.4 KM | 6,150 M | 17:59:56 | [ 161st of 2,123 · 143rd men · Top 8% ] |
| 2016 | TNF Endurance Challenge California 50 Mile, USA | 82.6 KM | 3,600 M | 8:57:26 | [ 132nd · 96th men ] |
| 2016 | TNF Endurance Challenge New York 50 Mile, USA | 80.4 KM | 2,000 M | 9:17:50 | [ 45th · 43rd men ] |
| 2016 | Fuego y Agua 100K, NIC | 90 KM | 4,850 M | 24:09:32 | [ 6th ] |
| 2016 | UTG 21K, Guatemala | 21 KM | 1,100 M | 1:57 | [ 4th of 135 · Top 3% ] |
| 2015 | TNF Endurance Challenge Utah 50 Mile, USA | 79.2 KM | 3,475 M | 10:24:41 | [ 22nd · 18th men ] |
| 2015 | TNF Endurance Challenge Washington DC 50 Mile, USA | 80.1 KM | 1,100 M | 9:13:52 | [ 35th · 33rd men ] |