UTMB 2024: Athletes to Follow on Strava

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Photography by: David Miller

The 2024 UTMB promises to be one of the most competitive trail races of the year. The culmination of the UTMB World Series, the winners of this year's race not only receive the kudos of being crowned champion but also receive €20,000 ($22,000) apiece - one of the richest prize purses in trail running.

So who should you follow on race day? We profile some of the names in the Top 30 Women and Men who you can follow on Strava.

UTMB: The Women's Race

Trail Run

Katie Schide

The 2022 UTMB champion goes into the 2024 race in a stellar vein of form, having won Western States and The Canyons earlier in the year.

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Trail Run

Fuzhao Xiang

China's Fuzhao Xiang has been crushing it at some of the world's biggest trail races for years now. She will be looking to better her fourth placed finish in the 2023 women's race.

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Trail Run

Eszter Csillag

Hungary's Eszter Csillag will be looking to build on a stellar end to 2023, which saw her win Translantau and IZU Trail Journey. The HOKA athlete has previously finished fifth at UTMB (2022).

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Trail Run

Hillary Allen

AKA ‘Hillygoat,’ Hillary is widely recognized as the trail queen of vertical terrain. To name just one of her accolades, last year, she set a course record at the Ultra Trail Cape Town 100M.

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Trail Run

Emma Stuart

Ireland’s Emma Stuart - a.k.a The Running Vet - has an impressive trail CV, with wins at the grueling 205-mile Tor des Géants, Arc of Attrition, and Ultra-Trail Snowdonia.

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Trail Run

Abby Hall

Abby Hall is looking to bounce back with a bang after an injury-ravaged 2023. A podium finisher in the CCC and winner of Transvulcania, she will be looking for a statement performance at 2024 UTMB.

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You can also follow these other runners who are in the Top 30 of the Elite Women's field at UTMB 2024.

UTMB: The Men's Race

Trail Run

Jim Walmsley

The first American male winner of UTMB (2023), Jim Walmsley is the man to beat at this year's race, having already won Western States in 2024.

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Trail Run

Mathieu Blanchard

Author, athlete and adventurer, France's Mathieu Blanchard will look to go one better than his second place finish in the 2022 edition of the race.

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Trail Run

Hannes Namberger

A three-time winner of the Lavaredo Ultra Trail, Germany's Hannes Namberger has amassed first place and course record finishes at some of the world's biggest trail races.

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Trail Run

Tom Evans

Tom Evans has pedigree in big races. The Brit has not only won Western States and Ultra-Trail Snowdonia, but he's already taken a podium at UTMB (third - 2022).

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Trail Run

Germain Grangier

France's Germain Grangier has already tasted success on this course, winning the 90km du Mont Blanc in 2023. He'll be looking to improve on his third place finish in UTMB (2023).

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Trail Run

Ludovic Pommeret

A former UTMB champion (2016), Ludovic Pommeret has enjoyed a strong start to 2024, including a win at Hardrock 100. He also won the 2021 edition of the Grand Raid.

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You can also follow these other runners who are in the Top 30 of the Elite Men's field at UTMB 2024.

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