Mélanie Finas

“There’s no perfect time — you make it.”

Melanie Finas

Biography

Born in 1993 and originally from Lambres-lez-Douai (northern France), Mélanie Finas later settled in Toulouse and has built a strong reputation in long-distance trail running. Racing for SATUC, she delivered a top-20 finish in her age group at UTMB 2024 (32:10:06), and in 2025 she claimed a major win at the Transmartinique.

Discipline

Trail / Ultra-trail

Race distances

Trail & Ultra (30–170K)

Nationality

🇫🇷 France

Date of birth

April 1993

Hometown

Lambres-lez-Douai, France

With KIPRUN since

2022

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Key highlights

90K du Mont-Blanc: 4th woman & first French (2021)

On her first big test at this distance, Mélanie delivered a standout performance in Chamonix: 4th in the women’s race and first French woman, in 14:00:39.

Transmartinique: women’s winner (2023)

On the 134K ultra, she took the women’s victory in 23:11, mastering a tough, tropical course.

UTMB Mont-Blanc: finisher in 32:10 (2024)

She finished UTMB in 32:10:06, placing 33rd woman (and 19th in her age group), confirming her steady rise on ultra-long formats.

Melanie Finas 2025

Latest results

Mallorca by UTMB — Serra de Tramuntana (138 km / 5350 m+) : 5th woman (21:20:01) ; Trail de Fontfroide — Trail des Cisterciens (55.2 km / 2000 m+) : 1st woman (5:38:47) ; Barousse Express (44.2 km / 3100 m+) : 1st woman (6:27:36) ; Trail du Mourtis (48 km / 3000 m+) : 2nd woman (6:34:34) ; Trail en Terres d’Oc — 30km (30.1 km / 1200 m+) : 1st woman (3:04:17).

UTMB Mont-Blanc (171 km / 9900 m+) : finisher, 33rd woman (32:10:06) ; Trail du Chambon (52.4 km / 1100 m+) : 3rd woman (4:48:35) ; Oisans Trail Tour — Short trail (23 km / 1500 m+) : 3rd woman (2:49:51) ; Tour du Nipalou (53.4 km / 2380 m+) : 3rd woman (5:56:07).

Transmartinique (134 km / 5000 m+) : 1st woman (23:11:47) ; Festival des Templiers — Endurance Trail (99.9 km / 4228 m+) : 5th woman (13:22:07) ; Val d’Aran by UTMB — CDH 102K (105 km / 6000 m+) : 5th woman (15:43:59).

Grand Raid de La Réunion — Diagonale des Fous (168.4 km / 10250 m+) : 13th woman (38:24) ; Madeira Island Ultra-Trail — MIUT 60 (60 km / 3000 m+) : 3rd woman (7:44:40).

Marathon du Mont-Blanc — 90 km (90 km / 7000 m+) : 4th woman, 1st French woman (14:00:39).

Melanie Finas

Away from the trails, Mélanie brings a very “engineer-like” mindset. A data scientist based in Toulouse, she likes to understand what makes the difference over time: recovery, sleep, effort management, and nutrition. She often highlights how better recovery helps you handle ultra distances. And despite her level, she stays clear-eyed about the journey, also speaking about the races that don’t go to plan — the ones you finish on grit — and how they build experience just as much as the big days.

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