For the previous 13 years, I’ve posted some year-end ultrarunning awards. I wish to introduce the 14th annual AJW’s Taproom 12 months in Ultrarunning Awards for 2025.
You’ll be able to see my awards from the top of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. I did one thing a little bit totally different in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
These will not be scientific in any approach, and the standards are made up fully by me. They signify a collection of North American athletes competing in ultramarathons in the USA and overseas. In making these choices, I adhere to the standards spelled out within the “UltraRunning Journal” annual awards.
“To be eligible, an athlete should be a full-time North American resident (no matter their citizenship), or be a U.S., Canadian, or Mexican citizen (no matter the place they dwell).”
My rankings on no account signify an exhaustive examine, nor do they faux to be totally consultant of all that occurred in 2025 — so take them or go away them. Right here goes!
Ladies’s 2025 Ultrarunner of the 12 months
Katie Schide
Rachel Entrekin
Careth Arnold
Careth Arnold arrives to Chamonix because the 2025 TDS girls’s champion. Picture: UTMB
Males’s 2025 Ultrarunner of the 12 months
Jim Walmsley
Caleb Olson
Hans Troyer
Hans Troyer profitable the 2025 JFK 50 Mile. Picture: Greg Holder/H3 Pictures
Ladies’s 2025 Efficiency of the 12 months
Anne Flower’s course file on the 2025 Leadville 100 Mile
Katie Schide’s course file on the 2025 Hardrock 100
Tara Dower’s course file on the 2025 Javelina 100 Mile
Anne Flower on her solution to setting a brand new girls’s course file on the 2025 Leadville 100 Mile. Picture courtesy of Anne Flower.
Males’s 2025 Efficiency of the 12 months
David Roche’s course file on the 2025 Leadville 100 Mile
Caleb Olson’s win on the 2025 Western States 100
Jim Walmsley’s win on the 2025 Path World Championships Lengthy Path
David Roche within the early miles of setting a brand new males’s course file on the 2025 Leadville 100 Mile. Picture: Life Time
Different 2025 Awards
[Author’s Note: For the purposes of my Rookie of the Year award, I consider a runner to be a rookie if 2025 was their first season racing ultra distances at a highly competitive level. In most cases, candidates considered for this award have completed a few races in prior years and/or at shorter distances, but 2025 marked the first time they made a significant impact on the national or international scene beyond a single race or two. For me, my “rookie” litmus-test example is Anton Krupicka in 2006 when he came out of nowhere and won the Leadville 100 Mile.]
Bottoms up!
Will Murray celebrating ending second on the 2025 Black Canyon 100k. Picture: Grand Canaria World Path Majors/Howie Stern
AJW’s Beer of the Week
This week’s Beer of the Week comes from Breakside Brewery in Portland, Oregon. Bayside IPA is a refreshingly recent tackle a traditional West Coast IPA. Bayside was impressed by the traditional IPAs of the San Francisco Bay Space, which the brewers at Breakside put their very own distinctive spin on. It’s a fresh-tasting, smooth-drinking IPA!
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