Matthijs Karels currently has a ranking of Expert Level B+ (week 40/2026), which is position TOP 10 among men in Netherlands. Matthijs has run 14 scored trail races. The best scoring result achieved is several hundred RMT points on a course of ⨦ 44.5 km and + 3 600 m vertical during World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in 2025. They recently participated in Julian Alps Trail Run 2026 and scored a lot of RMT points.