The Coastal Challenge — Costa Rica

Hall of fame

Champions

Two decades of racing have written a deep history on this coastline — course records that stood against the world's best, and titles earned by pros and locals alike.

Course records

Men's benchmark

21:44:12

Tom Evans · 2018 · 14th ed.

Women's benchmark

23:16:31

Ida Nilsson · 2019 · 15th ed.

Expedition champions

2026

22nd ed.

240 km

Men

  1. 1Erick Agüero31:46:30
  2. 2Jesús Cerdas32:58:06
  3. 3John Shield33:41:20

Women

  1. 1Denise Zelaya36:54:34
  2. 2Janina Beck41:53:37
  3. 3Floribeth Pérez47:36:05

Agüero won the overall title on his eighth start — persistence, rewarded.

2025

21st ed.

236 km

Men

  1. 1Pierre Meslet28:38:02
  2. 2Allan Barrielle32:06:37
  3. 3Gustavo Looser33:07:22

Women

  1. 1Katie Young32:39:31
  2. 2Lucia Jarquin45:21:19
  3. 3Maria Jose Corrales52:16:11

2024

20th ed.

243 km

Men

  1. 1Cody Lind25:57:00
  2. 2Jean-François Cauchon26:32:58
  3. 3Cristofer Clemente27:38:18

Women

  1. 1Katie Young35:30:40
  2. 2Lina El Kott Helander36:41:42
  3. 3Sanna El Kott Helander38:11:15

Lind's second title; Young's first of two in a row.

2023

19th ed.

244 km

Men

  1. 1Didrik Hermansen24:26:33
  2. 2Mathieu Blanchard24:48:27
  3. 3Daniel Jung27:04:50

Women

  1. 1Katie Schide30:30:42
  2. 2Paola Herrera34:45:00
  3. 3Tomomi Bitoh35:33:41

2022

18th ed.

241 km

Men

  1. 1Hayden Hawks24:26:23
  2. 2Peter Van Der Zon24:51:16
  3. 3Erick Agüero26:01:14

Women

  1. 1Giuditta Turini32:45:55
  2. 2Francis Davila35:33:26
  3. 3Paola Gamboa40:18:12

2021

17th ed.

250 km

Men

  1. 1Timothy Olson27:37:29
  2. 2Erick Agüero28:37:37
  3. 3Cesar Lizano30:02:16

Women

  1. 1Felicitas Charpín38:30:39
  2. 2Maria Gabriela Molina39:05:28
  3. 3Laura Meza43:17:17

2020

16th ed.

236 km

Men

  1. 1Cody Lind22:42:34
  2. 2Erick Agüero22:43:23
  3. 3Andrew Symonds22:50:43

Women

  1. 1Kaytlyn Gerbin27:31:58
  2. 2Natalia Lopez29:40:35
  3. 3Ashton Keck32:54:55

2019

15th ed.

236 km

Men

  1. 1Pere Aurell Bove23:02:45
  2. 2Marcus Scotney22:33:02
  3. 3Jorge Paniagua24:04:24

Women

  1. 1Ida Nilsson23:16:31
  2. 2Holly Page24:50:39
  3. 3Ragna Debats25:46:58

Nilsson's 23:16:31 still stands as the women's course record.

2018

14th ed.

236 km

Men

  1. 1Tom Evans21:44:12
  2. 2Hayden Hawks21:48:37
  3. 3Michael Wardian23:56:50

Women

  1. 1Ragna Debats25:52:57
  2. 2Ester Alvez29:48:02
  3. 3Suzanna Guadarrama30:41:31

Evans set the men's course benchmark on the modern course.

2017

13th ed.

236 km

Men

  1. 1Tom Owens22:22:21
  2. 2Jose Manuel Martinez23:43:37
  3. 3Jason Schlarb24:08:25

Women

  1. 1Anna Frost27:02:21
  2. 2Anna Comet27:57:36
  3. 3Ester Alvez28:16:50

2016

12th ed.

235 km

Men

  1. 1Iain Don-Wauchope23:40:40
  2. 2Gonzalo Calisto25:19:15
  3. 3Carlos Sa25:47:00

Women

  1. 1Ester Alvez33:04:33
  2. 2Elisabet Barnes33:46:21
  3. 3Amy Gordon41:31:19

2015

11th ed.

230 km

Men

  1. 1Iain Don-Wauchope21:57:02
  2. 2Ashur Youssefi26:09:54
  3. 3Roiny Jimenez24:34:46

Women

  1. 1Veronica Bravo29:35:10
  2. 2Nikki Kimball29:13:09
  3. 3Maria Rivera34:07:13

2014

10th ed.

225 km

Men

  1. 1Michael Wardian22:52:55
  2. 2Vicente Juan Garcia23:33:19
  3. 3Phillip Reiter23:57:34

Women

  1. 1Joanna Meek29:05:54
  2. 2Julia Bottger29:56:35
  3. 3Veronica Bravo32:24:25

2013

9th ed.

236 km

Men

  1. 1David James26:49:20
  2. 2Ismael Dris28:10:46
  3. 3Jose Lopez32:59:00

Women

  1. 1Gemma Slaughter39:42:00
  2. 2Angela Meyer41:31:46
  3. 3Irene Hale40:23:34

2012

8th ed.

213 km

Men

  1. 1Damon Goerke20:15:45
  2. 2Roiny Jimenez20:39:32
  3. 3Chris Barth23:25:27

Women

  1. 1Laura Hronik29:03:38
  2. 2Kelly Wilson29:25:08
  3. 3Patricia Ossenbach30:26:32

2011

7th ed.

236 km

Men

  1. 1David James23:34:58
  2. 2Javier Montero23:40:31
  3. 3Roiny Jimenez25:23:02

Women

  1. 1Monica Aguilera28:36:52
  2. 2Jennifer Segger-Gigg29:00:05
  3. 3Luz Perez31:17:08

2010

6th ed.

233 km

Men

  1. 1Javier Montero19:56:57
  2. 2Cesar Ortega22:15:03
  3. 3Ty Stevens23:48:56

Women

  1. 1Margaret Phillips29:18:10
  2. 2Stacey Shand35:23:13
  3. 3Melida Barbee35:09:47

2009

5th ed.

233 km

Men

  1. 1Javier Montero25:29:29
  2. 2David James29:16:50
  3. 3Scott Jurek30:51:06

Women

  1. 1Ligia Madrigal34:45:31
  2. 2Jaclyn Greenhill35:31:18
  3. 3Kelly Ridgway-Smith32:25:50

2008

4th ed.

207 km

Men

  1. 1Javier Montero21:27:04
  2. 2Jean Pommier21:57:54
  3. 3David James23:40:47

Women

  1. 1Nicola MacLeod29:44:52
  2. 2Connie Lutkevich33:02:52
  3. 3Ingrid Rossman36:42:56

2007

3rd ed.

197 km

Men

  1. 1Juan Carlos Zúñiga18:45:17
  2. 2Kurt Lindermüller19:30:20
  3. 3Javier Montero20:28:14

Women

  1. 1Beverley Anderson-Abbs21:17:21
  2. 2Ligia Madrigal25:37:38
  3. 3Meghan Hicks28:25:25

The fastest winning times in race history — on that year's shorter 197 km course.

2006

2nd ed.

250 km

Men

  1. 1Ronald Torres28:46:58
  2. 2Juan Carlos Zúñiga29:06:47
  3. 3Mark Matyazic31:54:14

Women

  1. 1Clair Johnson32:21:39
  2. 2Ligia Madrigal36:55:06
  3. 3Isabella Delahoussa37:36:33

2005

1st ed.

250 km

Men

  1. 1Charles Bedley22:39:52
  2. 2Juan Carlos Zúñiga23:04:29
  3. 3Charles Engle23:35:59

Women

  1. 1Beverley Anderson-Abbs24:28:28
  2. 2Stefanie Jackenthal27:21:58
  3. 3Ann Hall27:58:38

Full men's and women's podiums for every edition, 2005–2026 (1st–22nd editions), from the official race records. Full official timing →