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'''Ruth Charlotte Croft''' (born January 15, 1989) is a New Zealand [[ultramarathon]] and [[trail running|trail runner]]. Croft was the silver medalist at the 2019 Trail World Championship. Her victories at major international races include [[Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc]], Tarawera Ultramarathon, [[Western States Endurance Run|Western States]], and Ultra Trail Cape Town.

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'''Ruth Charlotte Croft''' (born January 15, 1989)<ref>{{cite web |title=ARRS - Runner: Ruth-Charlotte Croft |url=https://more.arrs.run/runner/38496 |website=more.arrs.run}}</ref> is a New Zealand [[ultramarathon]] and [[trail running|trail runner]]. Croft was the silver medalist at the [[2019 Trail World Championships]]. Her victories at major international races include the [[Tarawera Ultramarathon]], [[Western States Endurance Run|Western States]], and Ultra Trail Cape Town.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Croft was born in [[Greymouth]], on the West Coast of the South Island of [[New Zealand]]. She grew up in the small town of [[Stillwater, West Coast|Stillwater]] just to the south of Greymouth. She attended Rangi Ruru Girls School in [[Christchurch]], where she ran track and cross country. As a junior, she was the U20 national champion and competed for New Zealand in the 2006 World Track and Field Championships. She also competed as a junior in both the 2005 and 2007 World Mountain Running Championships
Croft was born in [[Greymouth]], on the West Coast of the South Island of [[New Zealand]]. She grew up in the small town of [[Stillwater, West Coast|Stillwater]] just to the south of Greymouth. She attended Rangi Ruru Girls School in [[Christchurch]], where she ran track and cross country.<ref name="portland"/> As a junior, she was the U20 national champion and competed for New Zealand in the 2006 World Track and Field Championships in steeplechase.<ref>{{cite web |title=CasePerformance: Interview with the Athlete - Ruth Croft |url=https://www.caseperformance.com/255/interview-with-the-expert-ruth-croft |website=www.caseperformance.com}}</ref> She also competed as a junior in both the 2005 and 2007 World Mountain Running Championships.<ref name="irunfar"/><ref name="portland"/>


After graduating high school, Croft briefly enrolled at [[Lincoln University (New Zealand)|Lincoln University]] in New Zealand, but returned home to the West Coast to work. She moved to the [[United States]] after receiving an athletic scholarship to run for the [[University of Portland]] in [[Oregon]]. After graduating from Portland, Croft moved to [[Taiwan]] to teach English. She lived in Taiwan for five and a half years, eventually moving to a job working in marketing for the technology company [[Garmin]].
After graduating high school, Croft briefly enrolled at [[Lincoln University (New Zealand)|Lincoln University]] in New Zealand, but returned home to the West Coast to work. She moved to the [[United States]] after receiving an athletic scholarship to run for the [[University of Portland]] in [[Oregon]]. After graduating from Portland, Croft moved to [[Taiwan]] to teach English. She lived in Taiwan for five and a half years, eventually moving to a job working in marketing for the technology company [[Garmin]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Bryon |title=Ruth Croft Pre-2017 Les Templiers Interview |url=https://www.irunfar.com/ruth-croft-pre-2017-les-templiers-interview |website=iRunFar |language=en |date=20 October 2017}}</ref>


== Professional ==
== Professional ==
Croft began competing in more trail races while living in Taiwan, and eventually became a sponsored athlete with Garmin.<ref name="irunfar">{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Eszter Horanyi, Bryon |title=Ruth Croft: An Evolving Relationship with Running |url=https://www.irunfar.com/ruth-croft-profile |website=iRunFar |language=en |date=18 April 2024}}</ref> She won the Mt. Kinabalu International Climbathon 50k in Malaysia in 2013 and 2014. She finished first at the 100-km CCC event at UTMB in 2015, and followed that with a fourth-place finish at the highly competitive North Face 50 in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. She moved away from Taiwan in 2017, splitting her time between [[Europe]] and [[New Zealand]].
Croft began competing in more trail races while living in Taiwan, and eventually became a sponsored athlete with Garmin.<ref name="irunfar">{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Eszter Horanyi, Bryon |title=Ruth Croft: An Evolving Relationship with Running |url=https://www.irunfar.com/ruth-croft-profile |website=iRunFar |language=en |date=18 April 2024}}</ref> She won the Mt. Kinabalu International Climbathon 50k in Malaysia in 2013 and 2014. She finished first at the 100-km CCC event at UTMB in 2015, and followed that with a fourth-place finish at the highly competitive North Face 50 in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. She moved away from Taiwan in 2017, splitting her time between [[Europe]] and [[New Zealand]].<ref name="outdoor"/>


In 2017, Croft won the Translatlantau 50K in [[Hong Kong]], the 62km event at Tarawera in New Zealand, and the 73km event at Les Templiers in France. She returned to Tarawera in 2021, winning the 100km event in a course record time of 9:21:03. She won Tarawera again in 2024. She won the 55-km OCC in Chamonix in both 2018 and 2019. She competed in her first 100-mile race at Western States in 2021, having a hugely successful debut in finishing second behind English runner Beth Pascall.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vert |first1=Team |title=Ruth Croft - Q+A, training, racing and more. |url=https://vert.run/ruth-croft-podcast/ |website=Vert: Trail & Ultra Marathon |date=4 January 2023}}</ref> She returned the next year to win Western States in a time of 17:21:30.
In 2017, Croft won the Translatlantau 50K in [[Hong Kong]], the 62km event at Tarawera in New Zealand, and the 73km event at Les Templiers in France. She returned to Tarawera in 2021, winning the 100km event in a course record time of 9:21:03. She won Tarawera again in 2024. She won the 55-km OCC in Chamonix in both 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruth CROFT - Her Trail results and UTMB® Index |url=https://utmb.world/runner/362813.ruth.croft |website=utmb.world |language=en}}</ref> At the [[2019 Trail World Championships]] in [[Miranda do Corvo]], [[Portugal]], Croft won the silver medal behind [[Blandine L'Hirondel]] of France.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Bryon |title=2019 Trail World Championships Results |url=https://www.irunfar.com/2019-trail-world-championships-results |website=iRunFar |language=en |date=9 June 2019}}</ref> It was the first medal for a New Zealand athlete in Trail World Championship history.


Croft competed in her first 100-mile race at Western States in 2021, having a hugely successful debut in finishing second behind English runner Beth Pascall.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vert |first1=Team |title=Ruth Croft - Q+A, training, racing and more. |url=https://vert.run/ruth-croft-podcast/ |website=Vert: Trail & Ultra Marathon |date=4 January 2023}}</ref> She returned the next year to win Western States in a time of 17:21:30.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tom |first1=Runivore |title=Interview: Ruth Croft on Winning WSER, Fueling, and Dinosaurs |url=https://runivore.com/interview-ruth-croft-on-winning-wser-fueling-and-dinosaurs/ |website=Maximize Your Running Potential with RUNIVORE: Reviews, Diet, Training, and Race Strategies |date=23 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Bryon |title=Ruth Croft, 2022 Western States 100 Champion, Interview |url=https://www.irunfar.com/ruth-croft-2022-western-states-100-champion-interview |website=iRunFar |language=en |date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
Croft won the 100-km Ultra Trail Cape Town in South Africa in November 2023.

Croft won the 100-km Ultra Trail Cape Town in South Africa in November 2023. She was scheduled to run UTMB in 2023, but came down with a virus days before the race and did not start.<ref name="outdoor">{{cite web |title=Ruth Croft’s Long Way Into Trail Running {{!}} Outdoor Wall |url=https://www.theoutdoorwall.com/post/ruth-croft-s-long-way-into-trail-running |website=The Outdoor Wall |language=en |date=23 November 2023}}</ref>


===Non-racing===
===Non-racing===
Croft ran the length of the 125-mile [[Arctic Circle Trail]] in [[Greenland]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cochrane |first1=Andy |title=Running At The End Of The Earth With Western States 100 Winner Ruth Croft |url=https://www.trailrunnermag.com/destinations/international-destinations/running-greenland-with-ruth-croft/ |website=Trail Runner Magazine |date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
Croft ran the length of the 125-mile [[Arctic Circle Trail]] in [[Greenland]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cochrane |first1=Andy |title=Running At The End Of The Earth With Western States 100 Winner Ruth Croft |url=https://www.trailrunnermag.com/destinations/international-destinations/running-greenland-with-ruth-croft/ |website=Trail Runner Magazine |date=15 September 2022}}</ref> In 2023, she ran the historic Nakasendo Trail in Japan along with Tim Tollefson and Olympians [[Magda Boulet]] and [[Desiree Linden]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cochrane |first1=Andy |title=Running the Nakasendo, an Ancient Postal Route Across the Japanese Alps |url=https://www.trailrunnermag.com/destinations/international-destinations/trail-running-japan/ |website=Trail Runner Magazine |date=30 November 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
As of 2021, Croft was studying for a career in [[naturopathy]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cochrane |first1=Andy |title=Ruth Croft Opens Up on Her Build Towards UTMB |url=https://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/profiles-people/ruth-croft-utmb-interview/ |website=Trail Runner Magazine |date=16 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with pro athlete Ruth Croft |url=https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/blogs/news/interview-with-pro-athlete-ruth-croft |website=Bix Hydration |language=en |date=30 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pro Runner Ruth Croft Is Sharing Her Tips to Help You Step Up Your Ultra Game |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a37291865/ruth-croft-ultrarunning-tips/ |website=Runner's World |date=25 August 2021}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 05:16, 19 April 2024

Ruth Croft
Personal information
Born (1989-01-15) January 15, 1989 (age 35)[1]
Sport
Country New Zealand
Event(s)Ultramarathon, trail running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Trail World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Miranda Do Corvo Individual


Ruth Charlotte Croft (born January 15, 1989)[2] is a New Zealand ultramarathon and trail runner. Croft was the silver medalist at the 2019 Trail World Championships. Her victories at major international races include the Tarawera Ultramarathon, Western States, and Ultra Trail Cape Town.

Early life

Croft was born in Greymouth, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. She grew up in the small town of Stillwater just to the south of Greymouth. She attended Rangi Ruru Girls School in Christchurch, where she ran track and cross country.[1] As a junior, she was the U20 national champion and competed for New Zealand in the 2006 World Track and Field Championships in steeplechase.[3] She also competed as a junior in both the 2005 and 2007 World Mountain Running Championships.[4][1]

After graduating high school, Croft briefly enrolled at Lincoln University in New Zealand, but returned home to the West Coast to work. She moved to the United States after receiving an athletic scholarship to run for the University of Portland in Oregon. After graduating from Portland, Croft moved to Taiwan to teach English. She lived in Taiwan for five and a half years, eventually moving to a job working in marketing for the technology company Garmin.[5]

Professional

Croft began competing in more trail races while living in Taiwan, and eventually became a sponsored athlete with Garmin.[4] She won the Mt. Kinabalu International Climbathon 50k in Malaysia in 2013 and 2014. She finished first at the 100-km CCC event at UTMB in 2015, and followed that with a fourth-place finish at the highly competitive North Face 50 in San Francisco, California. She moved away from Taiwan in 2017, splitting her time between Europe and New Zealand.[6]

In 2017, Croft won the Translatlantau 50K in Hong Kong, the 62km event at Tarawera in New Zealand, and the 73km event at Les Templiers in France. She returned to Tarawera in 2021, winning the 100km event in a course record time of 9:21:03. She won Tarawera again in 2024. She won the 55-km OCC in Chamonix in both 2018 and 2019.[7] At the 2019 Trail World Championships in Miranda do Corvo, Portugal, Croft won the silver medal behind Blandine L'Hirondel of France.[8] It was the first medal for a New Zealand athlete in Trail World Championship history.

Croft competed in her first 100-mile race at Western States in 2021, having a hugely successful debut in finishing second behind English runner Beth Pascall.[9] She returned the next year to win Western States in a time of 17:21:30.[10][11]

Croft won the 100-km Ultra Trail Cape Town in South Africa in November 2023. She was scheduled to run UTMB in 2023, but came down with a virus days before the race and did not start.[6]

Non-racing

Croft ran the length of the 125-mile Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland in 2022.[12] In 2023, she ran the historic Nakasendo Trail in Japan along with Tim Tollefson and Olympians Magda Boulet and Desiree Linden.[13]

Personal life

As of 2021, Croft was studying for a career in naturopathy.[14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ruth Croft - Women's Cross Country". University of Portland Athletics.
  2. ^ "ARRS - Runner: Ruth-Charlotte Croft". more.arrs.run.
  3. ^ "CasePerformance: Interview with the Athlete - Ruth Croft". www.caseperformance.com.
  4. ^ a b Powell, Eszter Horanyi, Bryon (18 April 2024). "Ruth Croft: An Evolving Relationship with Running". iRunFar.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Powell, Bryon (20 October 2017). "Ruth Croft Pre-2017 Les Templiers Interview". iRunFar.
  6. ^ a b "Ruth Croft's Long Way Into Trail Running | Outdoor Wall". The Outdoor Wall. 23 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ruth CROFT - Her Trail results and UTMB® Index". utmb.world.
  8. ^ Powell, Bryon (9 June 2019). "2019 Trail World Championships Results". iRunFar.
  9. ^ Vert, Team (4 January 2023). "Ruth Croft - Q+A, training, racing and more". Vert: Trail & Ultra Marathon.
  10. ^ Tom, Runivore (23 September 2022). "Interview: Ruth Croft on Winning WSER, Fueling, and Dinosaurs". Maximize Your Running Potential with RUNIVORE: Reviews, Diet, Training, and Race Strategies.
  11. ^ Powell, Bryon (27 June 2022). "Ruth Croft, 2022 Western States 100 Champion, Interview". iRunFar.
  12. ^ Cochrane, Andy (15 September 2022). "Running At The End Of The Earth With Western States 100 Winner Ruth Croft". Trail Runner Magazine.
  13. ^ Cochrane, Andy (30 November 2023). "Running the Nakasendo, an Ancient Postal Route Across the Japanese Alps". Trail Runner Magazine.
  14. ^ Cochrane, Andy (16 August 2023). "Ruth Croft Opens Up on Her Build Towards UTMB". Trail Runner Magazine.
  15. ^ "Interview with pro athlete Ruth Croft". Bix Hydration. 30 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Pro Runner Ruth Croft Is Sharing Her Tips to Help You Step Up Your Ultra Game". Runner's World. 25 August 2021.
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