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 Oct 12, 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. An injury kept her out of the 2026 Hardrock 100, where she was the defending champion.
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 trailBlandine L’Hirondel ran 21:54:49 in 2026 on a course rerouted for weather; iRunFar noted that the reroute ruled out course records that year. | 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 ↗ | |
| Grand Raid Réunion — Diagonale des Fous170 km mountain trail | 27:31:08 | 1st woman · 13th overall | View ↗ | |
| UTMB170 km mountain trail | 23:15:12 | 1st woman | View ↗ |
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