Kodiak Ultra Marathons 2024 Results

The race that almost wasn’t. Threatened by wildfire the team only received green light a few days before the event. Courses were rerouted, even the start/finish line area was moved from downtown Big Bear across the lake. I’m glad they were able to still hold the event, although the altered course looked suboptimal, which is of course understandable given the conditions. I’d rather than a modified course after I put in all the training than get my race completely cancelled.

Belgian Dentist Karel Sabbe of PCT and ACT fame, running for On Running, ran the 50K and came in 6th. Was he there to collect stones?

For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:

100M – (159.3KM – 4 Stones)

Women:

Kristina Chang – USA – 21:15:24
Coral Buitenhuis – Canada – 21:29:51
Kate Butcher – Canada – 22:14:23

Men:

Sam Wood – USA – 18:24:08
Mike Lavery – USA – 18:27:19
Cordis Hall – USA – 18:31:33

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100K – (98.8 KM – 3 Stones)

Women:

1. Michelle Buncke – USA – 09:21:08
2. Priscilla Forgie – Canada – 09:45:02
3. Lindsay Allison – USA – 09:50:46

Men:

1. Nick Hirdt – USA – 08:25:39
2. Gordon Gianniny – USA – 08:38:44
3. Hector Rodriguez – Mexico – 08:41:31

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50K – (50 KM – 2 Stones)

Women:

1. Helen Mino Faukner – USA – 04:13:09
2. Klaire Rhodes – USA – 04:18:44
3. Kristin Johnson – USA – 04:28:12

Men:

1. Ryan Becker – USA – 03:30:56
2. Jordan Clay – Great Britain – 03:35:22
3. Dylan Humberger – USA – 03:50:42

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20K – (23.1 KM – 1 Stones)

Women:

1. Emily Clarke- USA – 01:53:11
2. Ellie Swemba Grimmer – USA – 02:19:52
3. Lorena De Luna Saucedo – Mexico – 02:28:35

Men:

1. Brandon Miller – Canada – 01:37:12
2. Mckennon Woltman – USA – 01:48:25
3. Matthew Walker – USA – 01:48:28

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Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:

• 100M STARTERS: 299. DNF: 89 + FINISHERS: 210. Women: 37 (18%), Men: 173 (82%).
• 100K STARTERS: 320. DNF: 36 + FINISHERS: 285. Women: 61 (22%), Men: 223 (78%).
• 50K STARTERS: 533. DNF: 16 + FINISHERS: 517. Women: 144 (28%), Men: 373 (72%).
• 20K STARTERS: 280. DNF: 4 + FINISHERS: 276. Women: 109 (39%), Men: 167 (61%).
• 10K STARTERS: 78. DNF: 0 + FINISHERS: 78. Women: 54 (69%), Men: 24 (31%).

Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB saw a total 1,510 starters and 1,366 finishers. 405 (30%) women and 960 (70%) men reached the finish line and (expect the 10K runners) earned themselves their respective stones and an UTMB index (or directly punched their ticket to the Finals in Chamonix for 2025).

in 2025 Kodiak will be the North American Major – will be super interesting to see how these numbers will change and how this will affect Canyons (the previous NA Major) next year.

Next up on UTMB World Series Calendar we’ll travel to West Gate, China for Ultra-Trail Ninghai (17-20 Oct).