Trail Running Ecuador

Who keeps this calendar

I'm Travis Pence, from Denver, Colorado. I lived in Cuenca from 2015 to 2018 and came back in 2021; I've lived here since.

I started trail running after the pandemic and have run 23 races in Ecuador.

I made this calendar so races in every part of the country are easy to find, and so more people head out to the mountains. What I like most about running here is what you see on the way: the pajonal grassland, polylepis forests, lakes in the fog, and the plants and animals of the highlands and the jungle.

The photos on this site are mine. I post videos of the races I run on Instagram: @esungringoloco.

  • 23races in Ecuador
  • 9,000+ kmrun since September 2021
  • 211,000+ mof climbing

Go to the calendarSee my results

Travis wearing a cap and running vest beside a lake, with rocky mountains behind him.
In Cajas, June 2024.

Races I've run

Some of the ones I remember most. Distances are what my watch recorded; each race's infographic shows the official result.

The record behind my races

So you can check what I say, I publish the official results, the routes my watch recorded and the photos from each race, with links to their sources. Official times and watch measurements are shown separately.

My races, in detail

17 races · 24 race efforts · 290 photos

Compare editions, see where I finished in the field and follow each route with photos from the day. Includes races in Ecuador and Colorado.

Explore the infographics →

My activity history

1,489 recorded activities since 2012

Running, cycling, football and walking in Ecuador and Colorado, from Strava, month by month and year by year: each year day by day, against the other years, and its climbing week by week. My watch stopped working in April 2026; months without recordings don't mean I stopped heading out.

See the charts ↓
Charts of my activity history

Select a sport, place or personal record; under “A year at a time”, pick a year to see it in detail. Rings mark activities I confirmed as races. Dates follow the export calendar; its timezone is still unverified.

Open the charts on a full pageDownload the dataUpdated

Frequently asked questions

What does a confirmed date mean?

A public source, such as the organizer's website, publishes the race day. Each race links to that source and says when it was checked. If the date only appears on social media, the race says so.

Why is a race missing?

It doesn't have a date, town and province published by a source yet. If you know the source, send it with the form below.

How do I register?

Open the race in the calendar and follow the registration link. Registration and payment happen with the organizer, not on this site.

Can I send a correction?

Yes. Say which race, what changes and where you saw it.

How do I find races near me?

Filter the calendar by province. The page address keeps your filters, so you can share it.

Send a race or correction

Include a link where the detail appears. You can also write to hello@trailrunningecuador.com.

What happens to your information

Prefer email? hello@trailrunningecuador.com