Ellie Greenwood - Coach

Ellie ran her first marathon in Victoria, BC in 2002 and since then has run over 50 marathons and ultra marathons.  Ellie’s racing experience ranges from flat road races to mountainous and technical trail races, and she has competed at distances ranging from the half marathon to 100 miles.  Ellie’s racing highlights include IAU World 100km champion (2010 and 2014), Western States 100 mile course record (2012, 16:47:19) and 1st place at South Africa’s Comrades 89km (2014, 6:18:15). She was voted Ultrarunner of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2014, plus won the Ultra Runner of the Decade award.

 

Some examples of races that Ellie has competed at, and can therefore help you train for with course-specific knowledge, are:

 

- Western States Endurance Run 100 (two-time winner, former course record holder)

- Road 100k (two-time World Champion - 2010, 2014)

- Comrades (2014 Champion and multiple gold medals)

- JFK 50 miler (former course record holder)

- Chuckanut 50k

- Speedgoat 50k

- White River 50 miler

- American River 50 miler

- TNF Endurance Challenge Championship, San Francisco

- Canadian Death Race (course record holder)

- Squamish 50 miler

- Knee Knacker (course record holder)

- Run for the Toad 50km (course record holder)

- Two Oceans 56km (gold medalist)

- CCC 100km (winner - 2012)

- Skyrunning events

 

Qualifications/Experience:

 

- Columnist for Ultra Running Magazine and, formerly, iRunFar.com

- Author of training articles for Canadian Running Magazine

- Former member of the UROC Elite Advisory Council

- Speaker at FEAT Canada, Vancouver Mountain Film Festival and numerous running stores

- Committee Member for the Knee Knacker 30 miler