VMM 2026 Results: Vietnamese Runners Take 6 Titles

Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2026 wrapped up on the morning of 20 September in Sa Pa with close to 5,500 runners from 54 countries and territories, and Vietnamese runners took 6 of the 12 titles: men's and women's 10K, men's 21K, men's and women's 70K, and women's 100K. On the brutal 100-mile course, Junghyun Lim of South Korea won in 24 h 53 min, almost two hours ahead of Nguyễn Sỹ Hiếu.

Champions by distance, as reported by Báo Lào Cai:

• 160K: Junghyun Lim (South Korea) 24:53:27 · Man Yee Cheung (Hong Kong) 29:40:42
• 100K: Roka Magar Man Kumar (Nepal) 11:42:37 · Hà Thị Hậu (Vietnam) 12:54:43
• 70K: Vàng A Tung (Vietnam) 8:55:16 · Phương Thị Hồng Nhung (Vietnam) 11:36:26
• 50K: Ruqin Wang (China) 4:59:27 · Ram Maya Budha (Nepal) 6:24:37
• 21K: Sùng A Phử (Vietnam) 2:01:00 · Cristina Arreiol (Portugal) 2:45:04
• 10K: Sùng A Là (Vietnam) 1:07:29 · Lò Thị Yên (Vietnam) 1:14:45

Full results are on the organiser's results page. Race details, elevation per distance and GPX from past editions are on the VMM page here on Chạy Địa Hình.

Sources: Báo Lào Cai, VnExpress. Updated 25 September 2026.