UltraRunner of the Year

Ruth Croft is the women’s 2025 World UltraRunner of the Year. She achieved the pinnacle of her ultra running career by winning UTMB in a time of 22:56:23, becoming the …

Jim Walmsley is the men’s 2025 World UltraRunner of the Year. Walmsley had a dominant season that included winning the Chianti Ultra Trail 120k in Italy in March, handily defeating …

Tom Evans was voted 2nd in the men’s World UltraRunner of the Year balloting. Evans achieved his biggest career victory to date after winning UTMB in 19 hours, 18 minutes …

Katie Schide is the 2nd-ranked woman in the voting for World UltraRunner of the Year. With a win at the Madeira Island Ultra-Trail 115k in Portugal as well as a …

Caleb Olson was voted 3rd in the men’s ranking for World UltraRunner of the Year. He won the Transgrancanaria Classic 126k in February, setting a course record with a time …

Megan Eckert was voted 3rd woman in the 2025 World UltraRunner of the Year ranking. In May, she set a new women’s 6-day world record at the GOMU 6-Day World …

Katie Schide is the 2025 women’s UltraRunner of the Year for the second consecutive year. She had an outstanding 2025, winning the Hardrock 100 in her debut appearance and setting …

Jim Walmsley is the 2025 UltraRunner of the Year for the men – his sixth time winning the award. He had a dominant season that included winning the Chianti Ultra …

Anne Flower is second in this year’s UROY voting. She had a breakout year in 2025, first winning the Leadville Trail Marathon and Silver Rush 50-mile in the summer, which …

Caleb Olson is second among the men in the 2025 UROY voting. He won the Western States 100 in 14:11:25, the second-fastest time in the race’s history, just 2 minutes …

Ben Dhiman placed 3rd in the 2025 voting. He had a remarkable season, winning the Lavaredo 120k in June with a time of 11:49:16 and the Grand Raid Ventoux 100k …

Abby Hall is the 3rd-ranked woman for 2025. She achieved a breakthrough victory at the 2025 Western States 100 in June, finishing in 16:37:16, the fourth-fastest women’s time in the …

Rachel Entrekin comes in at 4th place in the women’s UROY voting. She had a dominant 2025 season, with victories at the Badger Mountain Challenge 100-miler, Whiskey Basin 91k and …

David Roche is the 4th-ranked man for 2025 UROY. He defended his Leadville Trail 100 title and broke the record he had set the previous year, running the course in …

Megan Eckert ranked 5th for the women in 2025 UROY. She achieved an extraordinary feat in May by setting a new women’s 6-day world record at the GOMU 6-Day World …

Hans Troyer is the 5th-ranked man in the 2025 UROY balloting. He had a breakthrough year, highlighted by winning the venerable JFK 50 with the second-fastest time in race history. …

Tara Dower is ranked 6th among the women’s UROY voting. Dower’s year was highlighted by her win at the Javelina 100-miler in 13:31:47, breaking Camille Herron’s previous course record by …

Seth Ruhling placed 6th among the men in the 2025 UROY voting. In February, he won the Black Canyon Ultras 100k in Arizona with a course record time of 7:24:55, …

Belzberg had an impressive 2025 season, highlighted by her victory at the JFK 50 Mile in November, where she finished in 6:07:53, the fourth-fastest women’s time in race history. Earlier …

Riley Brady and Jade Belzberg tied for 7th place in the women’s voting for 2025. Riley Brady had an exceptional 2025 season, winning the Black Canyon 100k in February and …

Chris Myers is ranked 7th in the men’s UROY voting. He had an exceptional 2025 season, with his biggest achievement being a second-place finish at the Western States 100, crossing …

Will Murray was ranked 8th among the men for 2025. Murray had a breakthrough year in 2025, highlighted by his course-record-breaking victory at the Javelina Jundred 100-miler in Arizona, where …

Mathieu Blanchard checks in at #9 for the men in the UROY voting. Blanchard won the Yukon Arctic Ultra, completing the grueling 625k race in just over 7 days and …

Careth Arnold is the 9th ranked woman for 2025. She became the first American to win TDS at UTMB, completing the challenging 95-mile course through the Italian and French Alps …

David Sinclair checks in at 10th in the men’s UROY voting. Sinclair had a strong 2025 ultrarunning season with a second-place finish at the prestigious UTMB CCC and also placed …

Courtney Dauwalter is the 10th ranked woman in the UROY voting for 2025. She won the 74.5-mile Lavaredo Ultra Trail in Italy – perhaps Europe’s second most important ultra after …

Katie Schide is the women’s 2024 World UltraRunner of the Year. Schide won both of the world’s most competitive trail races – UTMB and Western States – and set a …

Matthieu Bonne is the men’s 2024 World UltraRunner of the Year. Bonne set a new men’s six-day record of 1045.519k (649.655 miles) at the GOMU-EMU 6-day at Balatonfüred, Hungary, breaking …

Hayden Hawks is second in the balloting for the men’s World UltraRunner of the Year. The former Southern Utah University track star won Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix (CCC) 101k in the Alps. This …

Courtney Dauwalter is second for the women in the World UltraRunner of the Year voting. Dauwalter won five ultras in five different countries on three continents, setting course records at …