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UltramarathonMcConaughy Smashes D'Haene's JMT FKT by Over Three Hours
Joe 'Stringbean' McConaughy set a new supported fastest known time on the 220-mile John Muir Trail, finishing in 2 days, 16 hours and 17 seconds. He cut more than three hours off François D'Haene's record that had stood for nine years.
UltramarathonOlsen Wins IAU 100km World Title in 7:10:30
Courtney Olsen won the women's title at the 2026 IAU 100km World Championships in Ames, Spain, finishing in 7:10:30. She ran a negative split to pull away from Japan's Miho Nakata, who took silver, securing her first world gold in her sixth US World Team appearance.
UltramarathonLawrence Takes 100km World Title Over Record Holder Sorokin
Charlie Lawrence won the 2026 IAU 100km World Championships in 6:09:25, beating world record holder Aleksandr Sorokin head to head on a 20-lap paved circuit in Ames, Spain.
UltramarathonHartmuth Takes Third Overall at Tor des Géants, a First for a Woman
Katharina Hartmuth finished third overall at the 2026 Tor des Géants in 67:10:09, becoming the first woman to reach the overall podium of the 330 km mountain ultra. She beat her own 2024 women’s course record by almost exactly 12 hours.
UltramarathonPowell Sets Tahoe-Yosemite Trail FKT in 3 Days
Allison H. Powell set the female unsupported Fastest Known Time on California's Tahoe-Yosemite Trail, covering roughly 170 miles with about 40,000 feet of climbing in 3 days, 9 hours and 11 minutes.
UltramarathonGossage Sets Pennine Way Record, First Woman Under Three Days
Gossage ran the 268-mile Pennine Way in 70:47:15, setting the women's supported Fastest Known Time. She cut nearly two hours off the previous mark and became the first woman to finish the route in under three days.
UltramarathonEckert First Woman Past 1,000 km in Six-Day Race
Eckert covered 1,023.948 km in 144 hours to win the 2026 GOMU 6-Day World Championship outright, becoming the first woman to pass 1,000 km in a six-day race while finishing ahead of every man in the field.
UltramarathonFowler Sets Self-Supported Pacific Crest Trail FKT
Nick Fowler covered the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 45 days, 17 hours and 47 minutes, setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time that lowered the previous mark by around ten days.
UltramarathonKaspersen Becomes First Woman to Win CCC Twice
Kaspersen won the 2026 CCC, closing a roughly five-minute gap over the 100 km course. It is her second CCC title after 2023, making her the first woman to win the race twice.
UltramarathonSabbe Sets HexaTrek Record, 3,034 km in 33 Days
Sabbe ran the 3,034 km HexaTrek across France in 33 days, 13 hours and 48 minutes, cutting more than eight days off the previous record. He averaged about 90 km a day through the Vosges, Jura, Alps and Pyrenees.
UltramarathonDowdle Runs 630k (392 miles) for Backyard Ultra Record
At the 2026 Last Soul Ultra, the winner completed 94 hourly loops over 94 hours - roughly 630 km - to set the biggest backyard-ultra total ever recorded in Germany.
UltramarathonAIStrasser Sets First Solo FKT on Austria's Seven Summits
Strasser linked the highest peaks of Austria's states solo and unsupported, cycling and running ~1,100 km and 21,000 m of ascent from Piz Buin to Vienna to set the first self-supported FKT for the route.
UltramarathonHartmuth Sets Women's Bob Graham Round Record at 14:11:58
Hartmuth completed the 106 km, 42-peak Bob Graham Round in 14:11:58, a new women's record that cut 22 minutes off Beth Pascall's 2020 mark. Pascall paced part of the run through the Lake District.
UltramarathonWoods Sets Via Alpina Record, 2,000 km in 28 Days
Woods ran the ~2,000 km Via Alpina in about 28 days, the fastest known time by any runner and roughly a week under the old record. Eight countries and 109,613 m of climbing fell behind her, from the shores of Trieste to Monaco.
UltramarathonAISanchez Sets Pacific Crest Trail Record in 45 Days
Sanchez ran the Pacific Crest Trail's supported Fastest Known Time in about 45 days and 20 hours, cutting roughly a day from Karel Sabbe's 2023 mark across 4,265 kilometers.
UltramarathonHimbert Breaks Own John Muir Trail Record by 12 Hours
Himbert set a new women's unsupported Fastest Known Time on the 223-mile John Muir Trail, cutting more than 12 hours from her own record.
UltramarathonGeorge Kusche Breaks 18-Year Comrades Up Run Record in 5:16
Won the 99th Comrades Marathon Up Run (~87km) on 2026-06-14 in approx. 5:16, breaking the 18-year-old Up Run course record (Leonid Shvetsov 5:24:49, 2008). Self-coached data scientist and former sub-4 miler.
UltramarathonSharon Lokedi Claims Back-to-Back Boston Marathon Titles in 2026
Won 2026 Boston Marathon women's race (back-to-back)
UltramarathonWild Sets Barefoot 50km World Record in 5:08
Ran barefoot 50km in 5 hours 8 minutes — Guinness World Record (Victoria Day, May 18, 2026, Vernon BC). Previous record ~7 hours. Came back from broken neck.
UltramarathonEd Payne Returns to Win the 268-Mile Summer Spine Race in 82:28:07
Won the 268-mile Montane Summer Spine Race in 82:28:07, a year after a DNF
UltramarathonLichter Sets Western States Record on 100-Mile Debut
On 27 June 2026 won the women's Western States 100 in 15:28:05 — a course record, just under Courtney Dauwalter's mark (15:29:33), in her 100-mile debut, having won the Black Canyon 100K in February.
UltramarathonStrintzos Wins Gold Coast Marathon in Australian Record
Won the ASICS Gold Coast Marathon in 2:06:20 — an Australian national record (2s under the old mark) and the first Australian winner in 20 years (since Lee Troop 2006); course record smashed by 73s. Weeks earlier he ran 1:00:41 in Launceston, the fastest half marathon ever on Australian soil. Ethiopian-born, adopted by a Greek-Australian family.
UltramarathonJohn Korir Takes the 2026 Boston Marathon With a Course Record
Won 2026 Boston Marathon in course record time
UltramarathonVincent Bouillard Sets Western States 100 Course Record in 13:46:15
On 27 June 2026 won the Western States 100 in 13:46:15 — a course record, beating Jim Walmsley's 2019 mark by 23:12. First French winner. A Hoka materials engineer who develops midsole foam, racing a one-off prototype built to his stride.
UltramarathonShelby Breaks 18 Hours at Bighorn 100 for Course Record
Won the Bighorn Trail Run 100 Miles (19-20 June, Wyoming) in 17:58:03 — the first person in the race's 25-year history to finish under 18 hours, a new course record. Runner-up Ben Quatromoni (18:10:31) also broke the old record.
UltramarathonTigst Assefa Sets Women-Only Marathon Record of 2:15:41 in London
Women-only marathon world record: 2:15:41 at 2026 TCS London Marathon (April 26, 2026)
UltramarathonYomif Kejelcha Runs 1:59:41 on Debut at the 2026 London Marathon
1:59:41 on marathon debut at 2026 London Marathon — fastest marathon debut in history, 2nd sub-2-hour marathon ever
UltramarathonSawe Runs First Official Sub-Two-Hour Marathon
First official sub-2-hour marathon in history: 1:59:30 at 2026 London Marathon. Demolished Kiptum WR by 65 seconds.