Canada’s path operating scene is stacked with robust ladies who’re crushing every little thing from brief, technical races to leg-crushing 100-milers (and past). We’ve got a fast who’s who (in no explicit order) to get you in control—and these runners are solely a small instance of the powerhouse performers that Canadian ladies are within the sport.
In 2024, Canadian ladies claimed 5 of the highest 15 spots on the Phrase Path Majors sequence rankings, they usually’re solely trying stronger as we kick off the 2025 season. With Canadian ladies set to toe the road at most of the most prestigious and difficult races of the yr, it’s worthwhile to get able to cheer.
In 2024, Quebec native Champagne secured victories at each the Quebec Mega Path (QMT) 100-miler and the Grand Raid des Pyrénées in France (160K), resulting in a second-place end within the World Path Majors sequence, simply behind ultrarunning legend Courtney Dauwalter. Whereas she hasn’t revealed her race plans for 2025, followers could be sure she received’t disappoint.
Jazmine Lowther
Nelson, B.C.’s Lowther burst onto the scene when she clinched victory on the 2022 Canyons Endurance Runs 100K in California and secured a fourth-place end on the UTMB CCC 100K (Chamonix, France) the identical yr. In 2023, she took second place on the 2023 Transgrancanaria 128K (Canary Islands) and adopted that with a commanding win on the Extremely-Path Cape City 100K (South Africa) in 2024.
Becky Bates
Kimberley, B.C.’s Bates is making a reputation for herself as a masters runner who is barely getting sooner. In 2023, then-62-year-old Bates astounded at Arduous Rock 100 (Colorado) by capturing seventh place; she adopted that with an eighth-place end at Javelina Jundred 100K in Arizona. In 2024, Bates pulled a repeat efficiency at Hardrock Hundred, as soon as once more claiming seventh; she additionally took seventh on the Idaho Mountain Path Extremely Competition 100-miler. Bates will once more toe the road at Hardrock Hundred in 2025—and she or he kicked off her season because the twenty third finisher of Tarawera 100K in New Zealand.
Priscilla Forgie
Edmonton, Alta.’s Forgie continues to construct on her fame as one of the crucial constant (and nicest) path runners round. In 2023, she earned a golden ticket to the 2023 version of WSER (the place she completed eighth) when she received Canyons Endurance Runs 100K, and she or he wrapped up that season with a Twelfth-place end at UTMB CCC 100K. Forgie didn’t decelerate in 2024, the place she pulled off a third-place end at Chuckanut 50K (Washington), received Squamish 50K (B.C.), and claimed ninth at WSER (with a sooner time than her 2023 race); she took second at Kodiak Extremely Marathons by UTMB 100K (California) in December.
Emilie Mann
Kelowna, B.C.’s Mann has been referred to as a dynamo in shorter ultramarathons, however she solidified her fame as a path runner that may conquer any race in 2024, when she received and set a brand new course file on the iconic Run Rabbit Run (Colorado), in her debut on the distance. Earlier within the 2024 season, Mann took second on the Puerto Vallarto Mexico by UTMB 33K race, she additionally ran to second at Wild Horse Traverse 52K (B.C.) and sixth at The Damaged Arrow Skyrace 42.2K (California). Mann has already kicked off her 2025 season in model with a Tenth-place end at Black Canyon Ultras 100K.
Arden Younger
Younger, from Canmore, A.B., had a standout 2024 season, starting with a second-place total end on the San Tan Scramble 50K (Arizona) and an Eleventh-place end in a deep discipline at Black Canyon Ultras 100K. Younger was tenth at Canyons Endurance Runs 100K in April of 2024, and adopted that with a Twelfth-place end at UTMB CCC 100K and first at Puerto Vallarta Mexico by UTMB in November.
Ailsa MacDonald
MacDonald could also be greatest identified for her second-place end on the 2022 version of WSER, however she’s solely gotten stronger since. In 2023, MacDonald pulled off a podium end in her first 4 races of the yr (together with first at Elk Valley Extremely (B.C.) and Lewiston Extremely 100K (B.C.); she wrapped up her season by capturing seventh in UTMB (170K). MacDonald received Mesquite Canyon 50K (Arizona) and Austin Rattler Run 50K (Texas) in 2024 and took second at Gorge Waterfalls 50K (Oregon); she has already received her first race of the 2025 season, the Mesquite Canyon 50K.
Kelsey Hogan
Initially from Newfoundland and now residing in New Brunswick, Hogan dominated the QMT 100-miler by successful back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023 and secured a second-place end in 2024. Notably, Hogan grew to become the primary girl to finish the QMT 100 Miles 3 times consecutively; she ended her 2024 season with a Twenty fifth-place end at UTMB. Hogan additionally claimed an spectacular fifth-place rating within the World Path Majors sequence in 2024.