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Katie Schide is the 2024 UltraRunner of the Year for the women. Schide won both of the world’s most competitive trail races – UTMB and Western States – and set a course record in her win at UTMB. Her winning time at Western States was the second-fastest in race history. She also won a highly competitive Canyons by UTMB 100k. A native of Maine, Schide lives in Isola, Alps-Maritimes, France, with her partner, French ultrarunner Germain Grangier.
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David Roche is second among the men in the 2024 UROY voting. Roche broke Matt Carpenter’s long-standing course record at the Leadville Trail 100 and also won the Javelina Jundred 100-miler as well as the Silver Rush 50. A former environmental attorney, he is now a full-time coach and author. Roche lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife, Megan, and their two children.
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Courtney Dauwalter is second in this year’s UROY voting. A five-time winner of the award, she won all five races she entered in 2024, including setting course records at both Mt. Fuji 100 and Hardrock 100. She has been undefeated in ultras since 2019. The Hopkins, Minnesota, native lives in Leadville, Colorado, with her husband, Kevin Schmidt.
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David Sinclair placed 3rd in the 2024 UROY voting. Widely considered a mountain runner, Sinclair posted a spectacular course record at the flat and fast JFK 50. He burnished his mountain credentials by winning both the Broken Arrow Skyrace and the Speedgoat 50k, where he also set a course record. A native of Vermont and a 2:16 marathoner, Sinclair is a ski coach in the Lake Tahoe area.
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Rachel Drake is the 3rd-ranked woman for 2024. Her running year was highlighted by a course-record win at the JFK 50, becoming the first woman to break 6 hours in the 62-year history of the race. She also won the Black Canyon 100k and placed 8th at Western States. A native of Minnesota, Drake also finished her medical degree during the year. She and her husband, Tyler Green, and their two-year-old son, Lewis, moved from Portland, Oregon, to Salt Lake City this year, where she is now a medical resident.
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This weekend’s ultramarathon results include Avalon Benefit (50-mile and 50k), No Hands 50k, Bandera (100k and 50k), and Frozen Gnome 50k.