Five Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc victories
Won the race in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012 across multiple course configurations.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Lizzy Hawker
Five-time UTMB winner and 100 km world champion
Lizzy Hawker won UTMB five times, earned the 2006 IAU 100 km world title, and set a former 24-hour road world record.
United Kingdom
The record so far
Lizzy Hawker is a British ultrarunner whose career connected championship road racing, major mountain ultras, and independent Himalayan projects. She won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc five times—in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012—a record of sustained success at the event.
On the road, Hawker won the 2006 IAU 100 km World Cup in Seoul in 7:29:12. At the 2011 Commonwealth Championships in Llandudno, she covered 247.076 km in 24 hours, winning overall and setting a women’s road world record that stood until May 2013.
Her range also included a 2012 Spartathlon victory in 27:02:17, third overall, and repeated long-distance projects in Nepal. Hawker’s own career archive lists a 63-hour, 8-minute run from Everest Base Camp to Kathmandu in 2013 and an independent journey on the high route of the Great Himalaya Trail in 2017.
Defining performances
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IAU 100 km world champion
Won in Seoul in 7:29:12, finishing four seconds ahead of Monica Carlin.
Women’s 24-hour road world record
Covered 247.076 km in Llandudno; the ratified road record stood until May 2013.
Spartathlon champion
Won the women’s race in 27:02:17, placing third overall and setting a women’s course record at the time.
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaredo Ultra Trail122.2 km mountain trail | 17:32:15 | 9th woman | View ↗ | |
| Kathmandu Ultra77.7 km mountain trail | 12:36:40 | 1st woman | View ↗ | |
| Spartathlon245.3 km road | 27:02:17 | 1st woman · 3rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Run Rabbit Run 100177 km mountain trail | 22:07:07 | 1st woman · 4th overall | View ↗ | |
| Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc105 km mountain trailThe weather-shortened 2012 edition used a reduced course. | 12:32:13 | 1st woman | View ↗ | |
| Commonwealth 24-Hour Championship24-hour road | 247.076 km | 1st overall · Former world record | View ↗ | |
| IAU 100 km World Cup100 km road | 7:29:12 | World champion | View ↗ |
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