Meet the Athletes
Meryl Cooper
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Meryl is an accomplished trail and ultra runner who has represented Great Britain internationally, as well as a passionate health coach, running coach, and teacher of physical education.
Hailing from Aberdeenshire, Meryl was previously a footballer. She started ultra running in 2017 and was selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the World Trail Running Championships in 2019.
She went on to win the title of British Ultra-Trail Champion in July 2021 and represent her country in 2022 and 2023 at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, as well as at the 2024 European Off-Road Running Championships.
Top Results
⭐️ 7th at Transgrancanaria 2024 Marathon 46km
⭐️ 5th at Nice Cote d’Azur by UTMB 2023 115km
⭐️ 2nd at Devil o’ the Highlands 2023 69km
⭐️ 5th at Transgrancanaria Advanced 2023 85km
⭐️ 2nd at Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB 2022 50km
⭐️ 4th at Transgrancanaria Advanced 2022 62km
⭐️ 6th at UTMB CCC 2021
⭐️ 1st at British Ultra-Trail Championships 2021
Meryl’s Favourite trails to run on
⛰ I love the Austrian Alps, particularly around the trails that form the Grossglockner ultra trail races (East Tyrol)
Best Trail Running Memory
🏃♀️ Running the India Venster route up Table Mountain with Courtney Dauwalter and Beth Pascall after Ultra Trail Cape Town in 2019
