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Ruth Croft

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Stillwater, West Coast, New ZealandBorn January 15, 1989

UTMB 802ITRA 811Wins 27Podiums 42

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.

Race Results

2026

1 race1 win

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

Overall 12th

1st

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/UTMB

Aug 29

174km

9,900m+

~11.4%

22:56:23

Overall 21st

1st

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

Jun 1

59.8km

4,050m+

~13.5%

6:09:05

Overall 16th

1stCR

Tarawera Ultra-Trail/T102

Feb 15

103km

2,200m+

~4.3%

8:24:34

Overall 8th, Course Record

2024

4 races3 wins

2nd

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/UTMB

Aug 30

173.3km

9,525m+

~11.0%

22:48:37

Overall 16th

1st

Leutasch Trail

Jun 15

68km

2,870m+

~8.4%

6:49:23

Overall 5th

1st

Transvulcania/Ultramarathon

May 11

73km

4,350m+

~11.9%

8:02:49

Overall 21st

1st

Tarawera Ultra-Trail/T102

Feb 17

104.6km

2,680m+

~5.1%

9:14:14

Overall 5th

2023

4 races2 wins

1st

Ultra Trail Cape Town/UT100

Nov 25

98.6km

4,950m+

~10.0%

12:12:20

Overall 10th

3rd

Ultra Pirineu/Marató Pirineu 42k

Sep 30

42.1km

2,970m+

~14.1%

4:26:42

Overall 24th

1st

Ehrwald Trail

Jun 16

90km

4,600m+

~10.2%

11:09:54

Overall 1st

2nd

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

May 28

39.4km

3,000m+

~15.2%

4:54:38

Overall 32nd

2022

2 races1 win

2nd

Festival des Templiers/Grand Trail des Templiers

Oct 23

82.3km

3,690m+

~9.0%

8:33:48

Overall 25th

1st

Western States Endurance Run/Western States 100

Jun 25

161.2km

5,570m+

~6.9%

17:21:30

Overall 12th

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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