Camille Herron sets ANOTHER WORLD RECORD for 24 hours!!!!

The UROY voters (I'm one of them) take into account the entire year, and give preference to people who are successful across multiple distances/surfaces. Camille had one great race (worlds) and one solid race (Tarawera 100M was new and didn't really have much comp as the 100K is the main event there). It was great, for sure, and I think they gave her performance of the year, but the three women in front of her had much more solid years overall. Winning UTMB or WS is exponentially more significant in the North american ultra world than the road "world champs" that nobody really cares about.

It's not a criticism that she didn't beat all the men, it's a criticism that she didn't beat any of the other women on the list when she raced them. She actually didn't beat anyone, because she DNF'ed.

Anybody that doesn't factor in a type of race because they think "nobody cares about it" shouldn't have a vote for any type of awards.

Are you serious? She's a Championship level runner who's won multiple World titles and Comrades. No one can keep up with her at 100k and beyond. Not even close. She's only dropped because of serious injury. Ann Trason DNFed a lot. Keneisa Bekele and Gebreselassie have multiple DNFs. There's a price to pushing the human limits.

just another Ultra fan wrote:

It's not a criticism that she didn't beat all the men, it's a criticism that she didn't beat any of the other women on the list when she raced them. She actually didn't beat anyone, because she DNF'ed.

She beat Courtney by 25 miles at the World Championship, her second time beating her.

Agree, it should be “Miss Congeniality!”

Camille succeeded at the 24-hour (always was, always will be, the standard) with a gender-graded score above everyone all-time except Kouros. WR, WC.

Eric Clifton (who certainly could tear up a road race) was well known for multiple dnf’s.

Two words: B, and S!

Not a chance, just a fan who follows the sport more closely than you do. Camille also gutted it out at the World Championship to improve her own World Record and beat Courtney for a second time.

A World Record (since no one can do a simple calculation, apparently) above ALL of Kouros’ 24-hours, even, except his WR.

Attack of the Goobers!

I didn't say I didn't factor it in, I just didn't give it as much weight as winning races that are much more competitive, and have more prestige to most people in the ultra world. She got credit for the WR, but it wasn't as great of a performance as winning UTMB, IMO.

That explains it totally. Only French ultras at Mont Blanc count, not WCs at Albi, France. You’re ready for politics with that convoluted reasoning.

Why do you keep saying that Camille beat Courtney for a second time? Are you thinking Camille beat her at Tarawera? Because Courtney ran the 100k that day, and Camille ran the 100M. They both started WS, but they both DNF'd. The only race they both ran and finished was

Also, what is wrong with you guys who keep trying to say I'm ONLY giving credit to UTMB and giving ZERO credit to WC? I'm not saying the road 24hr world championships is not an important race. It is an important race. I'm just saying it's not AS important as UTMB or Western States. I still had Camille ranked in the top 3.

Do you honestly believe that if you took a poll of a large number of the best ultra runners in the world, that a majority of them would say they'd rather win the IAU 24hr world champs over UTMB or WS?

Got it, a poor win at Mont Blanc (20%+ over men’s time) beats a WR/WC/Championship Record gender-graded above all others besides Kouros 303 kms in ‘98 (which also drew only a single paragraph in the magazine).

No bias there!

Congrats to Olivier Leblond: AR in the 24 Hour WC; wins at Old Dominion & several other races.

Personally, I had you WAY higher than #7 in 2019 in North America!