UltraRunner of the Year
Won the women’s award for a second consecutive year after victories at Hardrock, Madeira, and the World Long Trail Championship.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Aug 17, 2026
Katie Schide
Two-time UltraRunner of the Year and Hardrock course-record holder
Katie Schide is a two-time UltraRunner of the Year whose major wins include UTMB, Western States, Hardrock, and the 2025 World Long Trail Championship.
🇺🇸 United StatesAlpes-Maritimes, FranceW30–34
The record so far
Katie Schide is an American ultrarunner based in the French Alps. Her results span highly competitive 100-kilometer races, mountain 100-milers, and international trail championships.
In 2024, Schide won the Canyons 100K, Western States 100, and UTMB in the same season. Her 22:09:31 at UTMB established a women’s course record, while her 15:46:57 at Western States was the second-fastest women’s finish in race history at the time.
Schide followed that campaign by winning Madeira Island Ultra-Trail, setting a women’s counterclockwise Hardrock record of 25:50:23, and taking the 2025 World Long Trail title. UltraRunning Magazine voted her women’s UltraRunner of the Year for both 2024 and 2025.
Defining performances
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World Long Trail champion
Won the 82-kilometer world championship race in Canfranc in 9:57:59.
Hardrock champion and course-record holder
Won on debut in 25:50:23, becoming the first woman to finish Hardrock in under 26 hours.
UTMB and Western States champion
Won both major 100-mile races in one season and established a women’s UTMB course record.
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Mountain and Trail Running Championships — Long Trail82 km trail | 9:57:59 | World champion | View ↗ | |
| Hardrock 100100-mile mountain trail | 25:50:23 | 1st woman · 6th overall · Course record | View ↗ | |
| Madeira Island Ultra-Trail115 km trail | 14:20:56 | 1st woman · 7th overall | View ↗ | |
| UTMB176.4 km mountain trail | 22:09:31 | 1st woman · 13th overall · Course record | View ↗ | |
| Western States 100100-mile trail | 15:46:57 | 1st woman · 13th overall | View ↗ | |
| Canyons Endurance Runs100 km trail | 9:10:10 | 1st woman · 6th overall · Course record | View ↗ | |
| UTMB170 km mountain trail | 23:15:12 | 1st woman | View ↗ |
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