War Horse Ultra-Trail Xiamen 2025 Results

War Horse Ultra-Trail was, after Arc of Attrition, the second event debuting at the UTMB World Series this year. It was an almost entirely Chinese affair on the podium with a curious oddity for fans of the hand holding finish: in the men’s 100k race the winner was decided via “rock, paper, scissors” (the results still show both men in 1st).

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

LXM 100K 105.3 KM (100K – 3 Stones)

TMiler 163KM (100M – 4 Stones)

Women:

1. Ying Li – CN – 14:20:11
2. Liping Wang – CN – 14:37:10
3. Wenli Jiang – CN – 14:45:00

Men:

1. Jiaju Zhao – CN – 11:27:22
2. Ji Duo – CN – 11:27:22
3. Peiquan You – CN – 12:36:50

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MXM 50K 53 KM (50K – 2 Stones)

Women:

1. Fuzhao Xiang – CN – 06:05:09
2. Wenrong Zheng – CN – 06:35:11
3. Ti Ren – CN – 06:43:03

Men:

1. Jianjian Yang – CN – 05:22:06
2. Min Qi – CN – 05:32:56
3. Sheng Zhang – CN – 05:41:34

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SXM 20K 28.2 KM (20K – 1 Stone)

Women:

1. Xiaoqian Yin – CN – 03:01:26
2. Xiayan Lu – CN – 03:09:02
3. Xuefang Ding – CN – 03:13:49

Men:

1. Chaohai Qi – CN – 02:16:40
2. Ershichu Zhi – CN – 02:18:25
3. Billy Curtis – AU – 02:19:11

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Below are the numbers broken down by distance and gender:

• LXM 100K Starters: 713. DNF: 211 + Finishers: 504. Women 114 (23%), Men 390 (77%).
• MXM 50K Starters: 1,356. DNF: 264 + Finishers: 1,092. Women 375 (34%), Men 717 (66%).
• SXM 20K Starters: 1,498. DNF: 43 + Finishers: 1,457. Women 580 (40%), Men 877 (60%).
• EXM 8K Starters: 638. DNF: 19 + Finishers: 620. Women 302 (49%), Men 318 (51%).

War Horse Ultra-Trail Xiamen by UTMB saw a total 4,205 starters and 3,673 finishers. A total of 1,371 (37%) women and 2,302 (63%) 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).

Next up is UTMB’s first double header of the year with Valhöll Fin del Mundo in Argentina on March 18-22, 2025 and the hotly awaited Chianti Ultra Trail on March 20-23, 2025.