Hillary Allen

Hillary is an endurance athlete specializing in ultra marathon distance trail running. She started running in 2011 and comes from a background of high level athletics, playing tennis in college. In 2012 she ran her first marathon at the CIM marathon (3:15) and, unsatisfied with her time, she decided to train more specifically for speed, then ran a self supported marathon of 2:51. After that, she switched exclusively to trail runner where she prefers steep and technical terrain earning her the nickname the "Hillygoat." Based in Colorado where she grew up, Hillary is also a author of Out and Back, a runner's story of survival against all odds. She's earned course records and wins all over the world racing 50km all the way up to 145km. Hillary also has taken up gravel bike riding, competing in one of the toughest races in the country, the Unbound Gravel 200 mile bike race.

 

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

 

- UTMB 100 miler

- UTCT 100 miler (1st and CR, 2022)

- San Juan Solstice 50 miler (3rd, 2022)

- Eco Trail Wicklow 46k (1st, 2023)

- Doi Inthanon by UTMB 100k

- Silver rush 50 miler MTB race

- Leadville 100 miler MTB race

- Transatlantic Way Bike Packing Race (1st, 2023)

- World and US Skyrunning races (2nd in the Skyrunner World Series, 2016)

- Madeira Island Ultra Trail (1st, 2021)

- Big Horn 50-mile 

- Mont Blanc Ultra (3rd, 2015)

- Speedgoat 50km (1st, 2015)

- Les Templiers 80km

- Madeira Sky run 55km

- Cortina Trail 48km (1st, 2016 and 2018)

- Run the Rut 55km (2nd, 2015)

- Ultra Pirineu (2nd, 2016)

- Transvulcania (3rd, 2017)

- Olympus marathon

- Endurance challenge Chile 80km

- TDS 145km (2nd, 2019)

- L'échappée belle 80km 

- Unbound Gravel 200 mile bike race

 

Qualifications/Experience:

 

- Master's in Neuroscience and Physiology and Structural Biology, University of Colorado

- Author of 'Out and Back, a Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds'

- 'Trail Society' podcast co-host

- Speaker at TED Ex, NOAA, numerous running stores and running events

- Adjunct professor at Front Range Community College

- Online coach for many years

- Fluent in Spanish, good French