The Cirque Series is coming to Washington State. The team is still looking for volunteers for a spectacular day out at Crystal Mountain on 19 September. Email Steve for info.  

Ultra-Trail Australia Gender Split

16 May 2023

Yes, the racing season is heating up and there are A LOT of races happening around the globe each weekend. I won’t post the numbers of every big race, but I wanted to capture how the gender percentage numbers differ from continent to continent and get a general sense of how these big races are fairing in this department. So let’s head down under to Australia, to a race that’s been owned by Ironman since the early days of the UTMB World Tour.

  • UTA100 (100km) Starters: 983, DNF: 149, Finishers: 834 – 163 women 19.5%.
  • UTA50 (50km) Starters: 1,940, DNF: 82, Finishers: 1,861 – 709 women 38%.
  • UTA20 (23km) Starters: 1,981, DNF: 9, Finishers: 1,972 – 1,116 women 57%.
  • UTA11 (11km) Starters: 724, DNF: 1, Finishers: 723 – 443 women 62%.

UTA doesn’t have a 100 mile race, which tend to skew the numbers heavily in favor of the men, but these numbers are nonetheless some of the best I’ve seen so far. There were a total of 5,390 finishers (and a overall low DNF rate!) with 2,431 women or 45%. Yes, the shorter distances are helping boost the women participation and finishing numbers. Something to think about if you’re a race director.

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