UTMB 2025 Results: Wet and Wild

It is that time of year again when the trail running world descends on Chamonix. Runners, fans and brands flock to the town and turn it into a haven of mountain running. The air is full of excitement (and Vangelis) as the runners return to Chamonix from their epic adventures. If you have been before, you will know that as the week builds to the main event, the excitement is palpable in the thin mountain air. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure, perhaps it is time to make your pilgrimage in 2026.

UTMB 2025 was a story of guts, determination and skill as the runners battled against the weather to complete the 174 kilometre grand tour. Departing Chamonix under a light drizzle, the night became a nightmare battle against torrential rain, hail and snow which caused a last minute route change for runner safety. Blizzard like conditions and snow made parts of the route an even bigger challenge for the €20,000 prize.

The Women’s Race

The women’s race saw the GOAT of women’s trail ultramarathons, Courtney Dauwalter, looking for a fourth win under the arch in Chamonix. Against her was Ruth Croft, the New Zealander, who took second last year. From the outset, Dauwalter looked strong. However, this was not to last. The fourth win will have to wait as Dauwalter faded to a 10th place finish. A tough day for a tough runner who, as ever managed to make a positive experience of the event.

Post race, she took to Instagram, “While my legs gave out and left the party early, there were a million reasons to keep taking another step forward. Family & friends. Love and high fives and hugs. Pain Cave expansion. Finishing what we start. Adventure. Trying hard. All of you. Thank you thank you thank you.

Getting to this finish line might be one of my most treasured memories.”

This left the door open to Ruth Croft. She rook control of the race from about halfway and never relinquished the lead. The win cements her place as one of the greats of the sport. Furthermore, she is the first woman to have won the CCC (2015), OCC (2018 and 2019) and UTMB. An amazing result for the Kiwi runner to complete her triple crown.

Approximately 32 minutes later, Camille Bruyas crossed the line to take the silver medal. The podium was completed by Katharina Harmuth of Germany who completed the altered course in a total time of 24:14.39.

UTMB 2025 Women’s Top 5

The Men’s Race

On the men’s side, it was a very British podium. The race was a story of redemption for Tom Evans. His last two outings around Mont Blanc ended with DNFs. This year, there was no doubt. Surging ahead at Grand Col Ferret, Evans dug deep and opened the gap on his adidas Terrex teammate Ben Dhiman.

His lead grew through the race and his patience paid off. Coming through Chamonix high-fiving his way to the finish line, he saw himself home with a 32 minute lead over Dhiman. Despite the wait for the win and the prior failures, this was only the second best highlight of Evan’s year. The first: the birth of his daughter, Phoebe. With parents like this, perhaps we will see her atop the podium in the future.

Post race, Evans said, “This year it was all about letting the race come to me, and it’s just the most incredible, spectacular race, and to have a victory at UTMB is a dream come true.”

While Evans was enjoying his Red Bull shoey and revealing ASICS new prototype to the world, Dhiman continued his effort and finished ahead of Brit Josh Wade who rounded out the podium. This year’s edition was also very special for coach Scott Johnston as he coached both winners at UTMB 2025.

A race with deep fields and epic conditions complete. Who will prevail next year?

UTMB 2025 Men’s Top 5

1. Tom Evans (Great Britain/ASICS) 19:18.58
2. Ben Dhiman (USA/ASICS FUJI TRAIL) 19:51.37
3. Josh Wade (Great Britain/The North Face) 20:05.06
4. Ji Duo (China/HOKA) 20:15:05
5. Thibaut Garrivier (France/HOKA) 20:20:25

CCC 2025

The run from Courmayeur in Italy to Chamonix in France took place in some of the best weather of the week for the runners. This was also a very competitive race as many runners who would usually compete in UTMB opted for shorter races as the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships takes place next month.

The Women’s Race

The 100km UTMB World Series Final saw a triumvirate of champions line up for the women’s race. Toni McCann, Yngvild Kaspersen and Blandine L’Hirondel set off looking to prove their dominance at the top of the pack. However, only one of the champions was to finish the race. Both McCann and Kaspersen withdrew during the run due to injury. McCann suffered a fall after La Fouly and Kaspersen succumbed to a twisted ankle earlier in the race. L’Hirondel made it to the end of the race but missed the podium with a fourth place finish.

The drama wasn’t reserved for past champions. At the head of the race, the 101km came down to an 18 second gap. Martyna Mlynarczyk lost the lead she had held for a large portion of the race as dusk fell. A late burst from Sylvia Nordskar saw her take the lead but this didn’t phase the Polish runner who redoubled her efforts and fought back to win by those 18 seconds.

Third place went to Anna Tarasova who was just 2 minutes behind the sprint finish.

CCC 2025 Women’s Top 5

1. Martyna Mlynarczyk (Poland) 11:41.55
2. Sylvia Nordskar (Sweden/Team HOKA) 11:42.13
3. Anna Tarasova (Spain/norda Team) 11:44.18
4. Blandine L’Hirondel (France/KIPRUN) 11:53.31
5. Veronika Leng (Slovakia) 12:00.27

The Men’s Race

Just before the halfway mark at La Fouly, there were four men neck and neck for the lead. By the time the runners reached Chamonix, one was 7 and a half minutes ahead of the pack. Puppi, who is the first Italian winner of the race, had made his decisive move before they reached Trient. His time of 10:06.02 puts him second on the CCC all-time list behind Petter Engdahl’s 9:53 in 2022.

Of the rest of the men in the lead pack, David Sinclair took second place while Drew Holmen finished third to give the USA the remaining spots on the podium. A very fast and competitive race to end the UTMB 2025 World Series season over 100km and lead us into the World Championships next month. Will we see any of our podium finishers on top of the world then?

CCC 2025 Men’s Top 5

1. Francesco Puppi (Italy/HOKA) 10:06.02
2. David Sinclair (USA) 10:13.42
3. Drew Holman (USA/Nike Trail) 10:16.15
4. Arnaud Bonin (France/Team Nutripure) 10:26.03
5. Jeshurun Small (USA) 10:28.57

OCC 2025

An alternate course due to the weather and a dramatic race to capture the imagination with some great runners also moving down in distance due to next months championships in Canfranc Pirineos. The final of the UTMB 2025 World Series 50km championships sees the runners race from Orsières to Chamonix and this edition gave us some real excitment in the final stages.

The Women’s Race

The women’s race was a game of cat and mouse between the top two. For the duration of the race, no more than two-minutes separated the two front runners. Joyline Chepngeno and (probably my favourite name to say in all of running) Miao Yao jousted for the full distance. Ultimately, it was the Kenyan who proved the stronger taking the win by just over a minute from the Chinese athlete.

Just over 3 minutes later, Judith Wyder took the bronze medal position with a total course time of 5:58.22.

OCC 2025 Women’s Top 5

1. Joyline Chepngeno (Kenya/Milimani Runners Salomon) 5:34.03
2. Miao Yao (China) 5:35.13
3. Judith Wyder (Switzerland/HOKA/Red Bull) 5:38.22
4. Maude Mathys (Switzerland/ASICS FUJI TRAIL) 5:45.43
5. Sara Alonso (Spain/ASICS FUJI TRAIL) 5:50.26

The Men’s Race

One of those athletes stepping down in distance for this year’s UTMB World Series Finals was Jim Walmsley. Rather than his usual 100+ distances, he took to the trails for a mere warm up length OCC. This decision gave us one of the best finishes of the week. Leading for the majority of the race, Walmsley was passed in the aid station at Argentière by Cristian Minoggio. This led to a frantic chase over the final 10 kiloemtres which was resolved with around a mile to go.

The two remained locked in a duel until the blue carpet in Chamonix where Walmsley showed his class and finished 20 seconds ahead of the Italian. We will have to see next month whether the decision to avoid the main UTMB race pays dividends when he competes in the 82km race at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.

The third man in the mix was Andrzej Witzek of Poland who was around 3 minutes behind the leaders by the time he reached the infamous, blue arch.

OCC 2025 Men’s Top 5

1. Jim Walmsley (USA/HOKA) 5:00.35
2. Cristian Minoggio (Italy/KAILAS FUGA TEAM) 5:00.55
3. Andrzej Witek (Poland/ASICS FUJI TRAIL) 5:04:08
4. Petter Engdahl (Sweden/adidas Terrex) 5: 05.08
5. Kristian Jones (Great Britain/HOKA/Elite Trail Team) 05:05.50

The UTMB 2025 World Series Finals typify what trail running is about, battling the elements along with your rivals and an unrivalled level of crowd support. In some cases, even the best to ever do it have a bad day on the trails and bring it home on sheer will. Our time in Chamonix has come to an end again but the trail running calendar continues from September 25 – 28 in Spain where we will see some familiar faces fighting it out for titles. Keep your eyes on Meta Endurances channels across the internet for our latest trail news and reviews.