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UTMB Women

2026 winner: Blandine L'Hirondel in 21h 54min 49sec, ahead of Rachel Entrekin and Emily Schmitz.

Most wins
5
Elizabeth Hawker
Most podiums
6
Elizabeth Hawker
Best time
21h 54min 49sec
Blandine L'Hirondel (2026)
Different winners
14
Editions held
23

Complete honours by season

23 editions, from 2003 to 2026

EditionWinnerPodium2nd place3rd place
2020s
2026FranceBlandine L'Hirondel1 21h 54min 49sec2nd place: United StatesRachel Entrekin2 22h 15min 54sec 3rd place: United StatesEmily Schmitz2 22h 17min 28secUnited StatesRachel Entrekin2 22h 15min 54secUnited StatesEmily Schmitz2 22h 17min 28sec
2025New ZealandRuth Croft 22h 56min 23sec2nd place: FranceCamille Bruyas 23h 28min 48sec 3rd place: GermanyKatharina Hartmuth 24h 16min 39secFranceCamille Bruyas 23h 28min 48secGermanyKatharina Hartmuth 24h 16min 39sec
2024United StatesKatie Schide 22h 9min 31sec2nd place: New ZealandRuth Croft 22h 48min 37sec 3rd place: CanadaMarianne Hogan 23h 11min 39secNew ZealandRuth Croft 22h 48min 37secCanadaMarianne Hogan 23h 11min 39sec
2023United StatesCourtney Dauwalter 23h 29min 14sec2nd place: GermanyKatharina Hartmuth 24h 10min 52sec 3rd place: FranceBlandine L'Hirondel 24h 22min 50secGermanyKatharina Hartmuth 24h 10min 52secFranceBlandine L'Hirondel 24h 22min 50sec
2022United StatesKatie Schide 23h 15min 12sec2nd place: CanadaMarianne Hogan 24h 31min 22sec 3rd place: United StatesKaytlyn Gerbin 25h 7min 44secCanadaMarianne Hogan 24h 31min 22secUnited StatesKaytlyn Gerbin 25h 7min 44sec
2021United StatesCourtney Dauwalter 22h 30min 54sec2nd place: FranceCamille Bruyas 24h 9min 42sec 3rd place: SwedenMimmi Kotka 25h 8min 29secFranceCamille Bruyas 24h 9min 42secSwedenMimmi Kotka 25h 8min 29sec
2020Cancelled edition3
2010s
2019United StatesCourtney Dauwalter 24h 34min 26sec2nd place: SwedenKristin Berglund 25h 34min 32sec 3rd place: SpainMaite Maiora Elizondo 25h 41min 30secSwedenKristin Berglund 25h 34min 32secSpainMaite Maiora Elizondo 25h 41min 30sec
2018ItalyFrancesca Canepa 26h 3min 48sec2nd place: SpainUxue Fraile Azpeitia 26h 8min 7sec 3rd place: FranceJocelyne Pauly 26h 15min 11secSpainUxue Fraile Azpeitia 26h 8min 7secFranceJocelyne Pauly 26h 15min 11sec
2017SpainNúria Picas Albets 25h 46min 43sec2nd place: SwitzerlandAndrea Huser 25h 48min 2sec 3rd place: FranceChristelle Bard 26h 39min 3secSwitzerlandAndrea Huser 25h 48min 2secFranceChristelle Bard 26h 39min 3sec
2016FranceCaroline Chaverot 25h 15min 40sec2nd place: SwitzerlandAndrea Huser 25h 22min 56sec 3rd place: SpainUxue Fraile Azpeitia 27h 10min 22secSwitzerlandAndrea Huser 25h 22min 56secSpainUxue Fraile Azpeitia 27h 10min 22sec
2015FranceNathalie Mauclair 25h 15min 33sec2nd place: SpainUxue Fraile Azpeitia 26h 29min 35sec 3rd place: SwitzerlandDenise Zimmermann 27h 33min 51secSpainUxue Fraile Azpeitia 26h 29min 35secSwitzerlandDenise Zimmermann 27h 33min 51sec
2014United StatesRory Bosio 23h 23min 20sec2nd place: SpainNúria Picas Albets 24h 54min 29sec 3rd place: FranceNathalie Mauclair 25h 47min 35secSpainNúria Picas Albets 24h 54min 29secFranceNathalie Mauclair 25h 47min 35sec
2013United StatesRory Bosio 22h 37min 26sec2nd place: SpainNúria Picas Albets 24h 32min 20sec 3rd place: SpainEmma Roca Rodriguez 24h 48min 14secSpainNúria Picas Albets 24h 32min 20secSpainEmma Roca Rodriguez 24h 48min 14sec
20124United KingdomElizabeth Hawker 12h 32min 13sec2nd place: ItalyFrancesca Canepa 13h 17min 1sec 3rd place: SpainEmma Roca Rodriguez 13h 23min 37secItalyFrancesca Canepa 13h 17min 1secSpainEmma Roca Rodriguez 13h 23min 37sec
2011United KingdomElizabeth Hawker 25h 2min 0sec2nd place: SpainNerea Martinez Urruzola 27h 55min 34sec 3rd place: United StatesDarcy Piceu 28h 30min 28secSpainNerea Martinez Urruzola 27h 55min 34secUnited StatesDarcy Piceu 28h 30min 28sec
20105United KingdomElizabeth Hawker 11h 47min 30sec2nd place: SpainNerea Martinez-Urruzola6 12h 49min 27sec 3rd place: FranceAgnès Hervé 14h 11min 35secSpainNerea Martinez-Urruzola6 12h 49min 27secFranceAgnès Hervé 14h 11min 35sec
2000s
2009United StatesKristin Moehl 24h 56min 1sec2nd place: United KingdomElizabeth Hawker 26h 3min 37sec 3rd place: SpainMonica Aguilera Viladomiu 29h 14min 11secUnited KingdomElizabeth Hawker 26h 3min 37secSpainMonica Aguilera Viladomiu 29h 14min 11sec
2008United KingdomElizabeth Hawker 25h 19min 41sec2nd place: FranceKarine Herry 27h 38min 35sec 3rd place: FranceCatherine Dubois 28h 30min 59secFranceKarine Herry 27h 38min 35secFranceCatherine Dubois 28h 30min 59sec
2007United StatesNikki Kimball 25h 23min 45sec2nd place: SpainMonica Aguilera Viladomiu 27h 24min 37sec 3rd place: ItalyVirginia Ines Oliveri 31h 32min 4secSpainMonica Aguilera Viladomiu 27h 24min 37secItalyVirginia Ines Oliveri 31h 32min 4sec
2006FranceKarine Herry 25h 22min 20sec2nd place: LuxembourgSimone Kayser-Diederich 26h 5min 58sec 3rd place: FrancePatricia Signorio-Baldacchino 27h 45min 51secLuxembourgSimone Kayser-Diederich 26h 5min 58secFrancePatricia Signorio-Baldacchino 27h 45min 51sec
2005United KingdomElizabeth Hawker 26h 53min 51sec2nd place: LuxembourgSimone Kayser-Diederich 27h 13min 19sec 3rd place: FranceMagali Juvenal 32h 21min 36secLuxembourgSimone Kayser-Diederich 27h 13min 19secFranceMagali Juvenal 32h 21min 36sec
2004SwitzerlandColette Borcard 26h 8min 54sec2nd place: Czech RepublicMartina Juda 32h 31min 14sec 3rd place: LuxembourgMonique Muhlen 32h 34min 13secCzech RepublicMartina Juda 32h 31min 14secLuxembourgMonique Muhlen 32h 34min 13sec
2003United StatesKristin Moehl 29h 38min 24sec2nd place: FranceAnne-Marie Bais Le Roux 32h 19min 37sec 3rd place: FranceMonique Gauthier 33h 3min 56secFranceAnne-Marie Bais Le Roux 32h 19min 37secFranceMonique Gauthier 33h 3min 56sec

1 : Course record.

2 : Exact time not known.

3 : Edition cancelled (COVID-19), official announcement of May 20, 2020.

4 : Modified course: Course reduced to 103 km, staying entirely within French territory (poor weather on the massif). Times not comparable to a standard edition.

5 : Modified course: Course reduced to about 88-100 km: race interrupted, then restarted the next day (storm, landslides). Times not comparable to a standard edition.

6 : Reduced course (see 1st place); exact time unknown.

Detailed statistics

Most titled runner

Elizabeth Hawker 5
Courtney Dauwalter 3
Katie Schide 2
Kristin Moehl 2
Rory Bosio 2

Most podiums

Elizabeth Hawker 6
Courtney Dauwalter 3
Núria Picas Albets 3
Uxue Fraile Azpeitia 3
Andrea Huser 2

Best time

Blandine L'Hirondel (2026) 21h 54min 49sec
Katie Schide (2024) 22h 9min 31sec
Rachel Entrekin (2026) 22h 15min 54sec
Emily Schmitz (2026) 22h 17min 28sec
Courtney Dauwalter (2021) 22h 30min 54sec

Frequently asked questions

Which runner has won the UTMB Women the most times?
Elizabeth Hawker holds the record with 5 wins at the UTMB Women.
Who won the UTMB Women in 2026?
The 2026 edition of the UTMB Women was won by Blandine L'Hirondel in 21h 54min 49sec.
How many editions of the UTMB Women have been held?
The UTMB Women has 23 editions on record (excluding cancelled editions).
What is the fastest time ever recorded at the UTMB Women?
The record time is held by Blandine L'Hirondel in 21h 54min 49sec (2026 edition).
Who are the most successful runners at the UTMB Women?
The most successful at the UTMB Women are: Elizabeth Hawker (5), Courtney Dauwalter (3), Katie Schide (2).