Katie Schide

Katie Schide
Schide at the finish of UTMB in 2022, where she placed first
Personal information
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 32)
Gardiner, Maine
Sport
Event(s)Ultramarathon, trail running
TeamThe North Face

Katie Schide (born January 24, 1992) is an American professional trail and mountain runner living in France.

Biography

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Schide was born and raised in Gardiner, Maine. She grew up hiking and playing field hockey,[1] and later worked at mountain huts in the White Mountains.[2]

She attended Middlebury College as a geology major, and began racing trails as a master's student at University of Utah.[2] Her geology work eventually led to a doctorate from ETH Zurich.[3] She currently resides in the small alpine village of Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage in France. In addition to ultramarathons, Schide races skimo.[4]

Notable race results

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Schide has won or had podium finishes at many of the largest and most competitive ultramarathons in the world.[5][6][7][8] In 2024, she broke the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc women's course record, completing the course in 22 hours, 9 minutes and 31 seconds ― 21 minutes faster than the previous course record held by fellow American runner Courtney Dauwalter.[9]

Year Competition Venue Position Event
2024 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) SwitzerlandSwitzerland, ItalyItaly, FranceFrance 1st 100 miles (160 km)
2024 Western States Endurance Run United States California 1st 100 miles (160 km)
2024 The Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB United States California 1st 100 kilometres (62 miles)
2023 Le Grand Raid De La Réunion - La Diagonale des Fous France La Réunion 1st 170 kilometres (110 miles)
2023 UTMB - Orsieres-Champex-Chamonix (OCC) Switzerland Switzerland, France France 2nd 53 kilometres (33 miles)
2023 Western States Endurance Run United States California 2nd 100 miles (160 km)
2023 Trail Des Balcons d'Azur France France 1st 44.9 kilometres (27.9 miles)
2023 EcoTrail Paris France France 1st 80 kilometres (50 miles)
2022 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) Switzerland Switzerland, Italy Italy, France France 1st 100 miles (160 km)
2022 Val d'Aran by UTMB - CDH Catalonia Catalonia, Spain Spain 1st 105 kilometres (65 miles)
2022 Greenweez MaXi-Race France France 1st 40 kilometres (25 miles)
2021 Swissalpine Davos - K43 Switzerland Switzerland 1st 42.9 kilometres (26.7 miles)
2021 La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail Italy Italy 2nd 121.2 kilometres (75.3 miles)
2021 Ergysport Trail Du Ventoux France France 1st 45.8 kilometres (28.5 miles)
2021 Le Porte di Pietra Italy Italy 2nd 72.5 kilometres (45.0 miles)
2020 Ultra Trail Cote d'Azur Mercantour (UTCAM) France France 1st 133.6 kilometres (83.0 miles)
2020 Ubaye Trail Salomon France France 1st 40.8 kilometres (25.4 miles)
2019 Madeira Island Ultra Trail Madeira Madeira 2nd 115 kilometres (71 miles)
2018 UTMB - Courmayer/Champex/Chamonix (CCC) Switzerland Switzerland, Italy Italy, France France 2nd 100 kilometres (62 miles)

References

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  1. ^ "Sidelines: Gardiner native Katie Schide finds a passion in trail running". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  2. ^ a b Mayer, Doug (2023-04-04). "From the White Mountain Huts to the Giant Races: Meet Katie Schide and Hillary Gerardi". Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  3. ^ Mayer, Doug (2024-06-26). "From Maine to Mercantour: The Rise of Trail Running's Quiet Champion Katie Schide". Run. Outside Online. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  4. ^ "Katie Schide: trail running, skimo and big smiles". Alpine Mag | International Magazine. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  5. ^ "Katie Schide". Ultrasignup.
  6. ^ Brady, Sarah (2023-10-21). "2023 Diagonale des Fous Results: Commanding Wins by Schide and Dunand-Pallaz". iRunFar. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  7. ^ Levene, Abby (2023-08-31). "Defending UTMB Champion Katie Schide Takes Second at OCC". Trail Runner Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  8. ^ "Katie Schide". UTMB World. UTMB. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ Kahler, Theo. "American Katie Schide Shatters Courtney Dauwalter's Course Record to Win UTMB". Runner's World. Hearst Digital Media. Retrieved 31 August 2024.