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Ruth Croft

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Stillwater, West Coast, New ZealandBorn January 15, 1989

UTMB 802ITRA 811Wins 30Podiums 46

Ruth Croft is a New Zealand ultramarathon and trail runner from Greymouth. A former University of Portland athlete who later lived in Taiwan for over five years, she transitioned from track and mountain running to trail ultras, earning global victories including Western States 100 (2022) and UTMB (2025). She has also won multiple UTMB-series events (OCC, CCC) and set course records at Tarawera.

Upcoming Races

2026

1 race

Grand Raid de la Réunion/La Diagonale des Fous

Oct 15

180km

10,200m+

First Diagonale des Fous

Race Results

2026

3 races2 wins

1st

Maxi-Race du Lac d'Annecy/Demi-Tour du Lac

May 31

52-57km

3,000m+

6:20:52

2nd

Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB/UTA50

May 16

51km

4:34:42

10th overall

1st

Tarawera Ultra-Trail/T102

Feb 14

102km

2,300m+

~4.5%

8:41:11

Fourth T102 title

2025

4 races4 wins

1st

Ultra-Trail Ninghai by UTMB/CNH60

Oct 18

58.3km

2,400m+

~8.2%

5:51:49

12th overall

1st

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/UTMB

Aug 29

174km

9,900m+

~11.4%

22:56:23

21st overall

1st

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

Jun 1

59.8km

4,050m+

~13.5%

6:09:05

16th overall

1stCR

Tarawera Ultra-Trail/T102

Feb 15

103km

2,200m+

~4.3%

8:24:34

Overall 8th, Course Record

2024

5 races4 wins

2nd

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/UTMB

Aug 30

173.3km

9,525m+

~11.0%

22:48:37

16th overall

1st

Leutasch Trail

Jun 15

68km

2,870m+

~8.4%

6:49:23

5th overall

1st

Zugspitz Ultra Trail/Leutasch Trail

Jun 15

70km

2,870m+

~8.2%

6:49:22

5th overall

1st

Transvulcania/Ultramarathon

May 11

73km

4,350m+

~11.9%

8:02:49

21st overall

1st

Tarawera Ultra-Trail/T102

Feb 17

104.6km

2,680m+

~5.1%

9:14:14

5th overall

2023

3 races2 wins

1st

Ultra Trail Cape Town/UT100

Nov 25

98.6km

4,950m+

~10.0%

12:12:20

10th overall

3rd

Ultra Pirineu/Marató Pirineu 42k

Sep 30

42.1km

2,970m+

~14.1%

4:26:42

24th overall

1st

Ehrwald Trail

Jun 16

90km

4,600m+

~10.2%

11:09:54

1st overall

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Career Highlights

2025: UTMB Champion (Chamonix)

2025: Tarawera 102K – Course Record (title defense)

2024: UTMB – 2nd place

2023: Ultra-Trail Cape Town 100K – Champion

2022: Western States 100 – Champion (17:21:30)

2021: Tarawera 100K – Champion, Course Record (9:21:03)

2019: Trail World Championships – Silver Medal

2018–2019: OCC Champion (back-to-back)

2015: CCC Champion

Key Achievements

UTMB Winner (2025)

Western States 100 Winner (2022)

Tarawera Ultramarathon 100K Winner (2021 CR, 2024, 2025 CR, 2026)

OCC Winner (2018, 2019)

CCC Winner (2015)

Trail World Championships Silver Medal (2019)

Notable Traits

Grew up on New Zealand's West Coast; educated at Rangi Ruru Girls' School

Ran steeplechase at 2006 World Junior Championships

Scholarship athlete at University of Portland (USA)

Lived in Taiwan 5+ years; worked in marketing at Garmin

Ran the Arctic Circle Trail in 2022; Nakasendo Trail in 2023

Studying toward a career in naturopathy