This 12 months’s UTMB 176K noticed American runner Katie Schide delivering a masterclass of endurance, as she grew to become the quickest girl to ever full the race. Schide led from begin to end and set a brand new course document of twenty-two:09:31, surpassing Courtney Dauwalter’s earlier finest of twenty-two:30:55. On the lads’s aspect, reigning champion Jim Walmsley shocked followers by dropping out simply earlier than the midway level, opening the door for a brand new victor. France’s Vincent Bouillard seized the chance, charging forward to assert victory in 19:54:23—the fifth quickest time in UTMB historical past.
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Katie Schide s’impose pour la 2ème fois sur l’UTMB et réalise le doublé Western States / UTMB 😎
Katie Schide wins her 2nd UTMB on high of profitable the Western States / UTMB in the identical 12 months 😎#HOKAUTMBMontBlanc #MeetYourExtraordinary pic.twitter.com/JnIqXOev5v
— HOKA UTMB® Mont-Blanc (@UTMBMontBlanc) August 31, 2024
Girls’s race
2022 champion Katie Schide (who completed second final 12 months) secured a uncommon double victory, including the UTMB crown to her current Western States 100 (WSER) win, the place she clocked the second-fastest time ever. Schide dominated the race from the outset, main early and sustaining a gradual tempo that stored her properly forward of her opponents. Regardless of sturdy performances by high runners like France’s Blandine L’Hirondel and Canada’s Marianne Hogan, who fought by a dislocated finger to remain close to the lead, Schide remained untouchable.
Ruth Croft of New Zealand, who was aiming to turn out to be the primary girl to win OCC, CCC, and UTMB, made a powerful push within the last levels to overhaul Hogan and end second, however Schide’s commanding lead was by no means in jeopardy, and she or he crossed the road in thirteenth place general. Croft captured second place in 22:48:37, with Hogan sustaining her third-place place, ending in 23:11:15.
That is Katie’s second win at #UTMB (different was 2022) and the TENTH victory by an American girl at #UTMB, becoming a member of Krissy Moehl (2003, 2009), Nikki Kimball (2007), Rory Bosio (2013, 2014) and Courtney Dauwalter (2019, 2021, 2023)! #UTMB2024 https://t.co/JeDYcz8w0M
— Liam (@aidstationfireb) August 31, 2024
High girls
Katie Schide (USA) 22:09:31
Ruth Croft (New Zealand) 22:48:37
Marianne Hogan (Canada) 23:11:15
Lin Chen (China) 24:16:33
Blandine L’Hirondel 24:35:54
Males’s race
Bouillard’s victory was all of the extra stunning given his under-the-radar standing main as much as the race—his excessive bib quantity and lack of a photograph on the official web site underscored his low profile. However when Walmsley was pressured to withdraw with a knee harm, Bouillard seized the chance and by no means appeared again, displaying regular and relentless pacing all the way in which to the end. His countryman, Baptiste Chassagne, completed second in 20:22:45, with Ecuador’s Joaquin Lopez securing third in 20:26:26.
A second of suspense arose as Bouillard approached the ultimate assist station at La Flégère, the place a compulsory equipment verify required all runners to current a second water provider as a result of scorching climate situations. Although Bouillard initially struggled to find the merchandise in his pack, he finally discovered it and continued on to assert his well-deserved victory. Bouillard, a 30-year-old senior supervisor in product engineering and innovation for UTMB’s sponsor HOKA, had been missed as a possible winner, regardless of his high finishes on the 100-mile Kodiak Extremely Marathons by UTMB and the Gorge Waterfalls 100K in 2023.
The lads’s race had a surprisingly excessive fee of attrition, largely attributed to the nice and cozy climate. Canada’s Mathieu Blanchard, who was second in 2022, the U.Okay.’s Tom Evans, who took third in 2022 however had a DNF in 2023, and former champion Pau Caupell (who received in 2017), have been among the many group of high males who pulled out of the race.
Fernie, B.C.’s Ethan Peters delivered a powerful efficiency and was in thirty sixth general and thirty second male on the time of publication.
High males
Vincent Bouillard (France) 19:54:23
Baptiste Chassagne (France) 20:22:45
Joaquin Lopez (Ecuador) 20:26:26
Hannes Namberger (Germany) 20:31:54
Ludovic Pommeret (France) 20:58:18
For full outcomes of the 2024 version of UTMB, click on right here.
