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Ekaterina Mityaeva

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Born February 15, 1989Sponsor adidas Terrex

UTMB 758ITRA 780Wins 2Podiums 10

Russian ultra-trail and skyrunning specialist who has established herself as one of the top mountain runners internationally. Started with orienteering at age 14 and won gold, silver and bronze at the 2008 ARDF World Championships before transitioning to trail running in 2013. Along with her partner Dmitry Mityaev, she founded the Trail Running School in 2014 to train and inspire the next generation of mountain runners.

Race Results

2025

6 races

2nd

Chiangmai Thailand by UTMB/Elephant 100

Dec 5

96km

4,600m+

~9.6%

11:02:02

8th overall

DNF

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/UTMB

Aug 29

175.3km

9,900m+

~11.3%

3rd

Marathon du Mont-Blanc/90km du Mont Blanc

Jun 27

90.2km

7,000m+

~15.5%

13:03:16

2nd

Maxi-Race du Lac d'Annecy/Marathon-Race

Jun 1

59.8km

4,050m+

~13.5%

06:23:59

2nd

Transvulcania/Ultramarathon

May 10

73km

4,350m+

~11.9%

08:36:58

DNF

Tenerife Bluetrail/Tenerife Bluetrail 110K

Mar 28

110km

6,250m+

~11.4%

2024

5 races2 wins

1st

Chiangmai Thailand by UTMB/Elephant 100

Dec 7

93km

4,410m+

~9.5%

11:30:45

7th overall

DNF

Ultra Trail Cape Town/UT100

Nov 23

99.4km

4,200m+

~8.5%

2nd

Ultra Pirineu/Ultra Pirineu 100K

Oct 5

100km

6,800m+

~13.6%

12:38:20

DNF

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/UTMB

Aug 30

176.4km

9,525m+

~10.8%

1st

Marathon du Mont-Blanc/90km du Mont Blanc

Jun 28

90.2km

6,200m+

~13.7%

12:40:04

2019

2 races

4th

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/UTMB

Aug 30

170km

10,210m+

~12.0%

25:53:26

4th

Transvulcania/Ultramarathon

May 11

74km

4,350m+

~11.8%

2018

2 races

5th

Transvulcania/Ultramarathon

May 19

73km

4,350m+

~11.9%

3rd

Transgrancanaria/Classic

Feb 23

127km

6,764m+

~10.7%

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Career Highlights

2019: 4th place at UTMB 170km - best Russian result ever (25:53:26)

2018: Winner Ultra Pirineu 110km and 3rd place Transgrancanaria 127km

2017: Multiple wins including High Trail Vanoise and Marathon du Mont-Blanc 3rd

2016: Ultra Pirineu 109km 4th place and High Trail Vanoise winner

2015-2019: Consistent top-10 finishes at major international skyrunning events

2008: Multi-medal performance at ARDF World Championships in orienteering

Key Achievements

UTMB 4th Place (2019) - Best Russian result in history (25:53:26)

Ultra Pirineu 110K Winner (2018)

High Trail Vanoise 20K Winner (2016, 2017, 2019)

Marathon du Mont-Blanc 3rd Place (2016, 2017)

Transgrancanaria 127K 3rd Place (2018)

Ultra Pirineu 109K 4th Place (2016)

Master of Sports of Russia in 5 disciplines: athletics, skyrunning, ski mountaineering, orienteering, radio orienteering

Notable Traits

Started running at age 10 in school competitions

Gold, silver and bronze medalist at 2008 ARDF World Championships in Seoul

Graduated from Kuban State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism (2013)

Co-founded Trail Running School in 2014 with partner Dmitry Mityaev

Holds Master of Sports titles in five different endurance disciplines

First trail race was Konzhak Marathon in the Ural Mountains (2013, 2nd place)