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Yo Saturnalia!
Get ready for a fun and festive holiday 10K trail race at Squaxin Park in Olympia, WA on December 13.

Yo Saturnalia!
Get ready for a fun and festive holiday 10K trail race at Squaxin Park in Olympia, WA on December 13.

This is the second edition of the Whistler Ultra Trail by UTMB. I ran the inaugural event last year amidst controversy but this year things have calmed down considerably. The event is one of four UTMB events of the weekend and also competes with WTMRC and the Mammoth 200 – busy weekend on the trails.

Find all UTMB coverage on my dedicated UTMB page here.

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

100K 100km (100K – 3 Stones)

Women:

  1. Sarah ALLABEN – USA – 13:11:44
  2. Anna DULKO – Canada – 13:54:37
  3. Jenny ABEGG – USA – 13:55:44

Men:

  1. Alexander KING – USA – 11:27:48
  2. Samir GOUIN – Canada – 12:06:41
  3. Cristhian LAGOS – Colombia – 12:09:56

50K 50km (50K – 2 Stones)

Women:

  1. Frederica BLOUIN-COMEAU – Canada – 05:44:49
  2. Marzelle Dominique VAN DER MERWE – Canada – 06:03:17
  3. Kelly YOUNG – Canada – 06:19:37

Men:

  1. Nicholas HANDEL – USA – 04:48:51
  2. Liam MEIROW – USA – 05:00:19
  3. Gordon GIANNINY – USA – 05:03:07

25K 25km (20K – 1 Stone)

Women:

  1. Mia BENNISON – Canada – 03:06:01
    Jeanelle HAZLETT – Canada – 03:18:56
    Dania BELISLE – Canada – 03:19:52

Men:

  1. Idris DUTERTRE – Canada – 02:36:36
  2. Majell BACKHAUSEN – Australia – 02:44:17
  3. Zander GEDDES – Canada – 02:44:59

Below are the overall numbers for this year’s Whistler Ultra Trail:

  • 100K Starters: 193. DNF: 51 + Finishers: 142. Women 23 (16%), Men 119 (84%).
  • 50K Starters: 406. DNF: 45 + Finishers: 370. Women 103 (28%), Men 267 (72%).
  • 25K Starters: 313. DNF: 7 + Finishers: 306. Women 118 (39%), Men 188 (61%).
  • 10K Starters: 93. DNF: 0 + Finishers: 93. Women 46 (49%), Men 47 (51%).

Whistler Ultra Trail saw a total 1,005 starters and 911 finishers. Participation grew by about 15% over last year. 290 (32%) women and 621 (68%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective stones and an UTMB index (or directly punched their ticket to the Finals in Chamonix for 2026).

Next up is another first year event with Chihuahua Mexico in Mexico on 2-4 October, 2025. For a full list of UTMB World Series events visit the ECC UTMB World Series events calendar.

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