Sarah Vieuille

“There’s no point in feeling sorry for yourself.”

Sarah Vieuille

Biography

Originally from the Bordeaux area, Sarah Vieuille built her career in the Vosges mountains, where she became one of France’s leading names in long-distance trail. After a standout 2022 season with major wins like L'Échappée Belle and SaintéLyon, she reached new heights in 2026 with a monumental victory at the TDS (UTMB Mont-Blanc), cementing her status as an elite mountain ultra-runner.

Discipline

Trail / Ultra-trail

Race distances

50K / 80K / 100K / 160K

Nationality

🇫🇷 France

Date of birth

16 January 1985

Hometown

Bruges, France

With KIPRUN since

2022

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Key highlights

Winner — TDS UTMB Mont-Blanc (2026)

A career-defining victory on one of the world's most technical 150km alpine courses, finishing 1st woman in 22:08:16.

Winner — L’Échappée Belle (Intégrale 2022)

She won the brutally technical 149km “Intégrale” in 27:26:37 — a defining ultra-trail performance in the Belledonne massif.

Two-time French Long Trail Champion (2017 & 2019)

Two national titles on the long-trail format, cementing her place among France’s ultra-running elite.

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Latest results

TDS UTMB Mont-Blanc (150.5km) 1st woman in 22:08:16; Restonica Trail by UTMB (67km) 1st woman in 9:53:57; Trail des Marcaires (65km) 1st woman in 7:25:43; Trail du Cirque du Fer à Cheval (46km) 1st woman in 4:12:11.

Grand Raid de La Réunion (Diagonale des Fous, 175km) 4th woman in 33:59:04; Challenge du Montcalm (PICaPICA, 109km) 1st woman in 28:57:23; High Trail Vanoise (72.4km) 5th woman in 9:47:16; Transgrancanaria Advanced (82km) 5th woman in 9:20:13; Transvulcania Ultramaratón (73km) 12th woman in 10:02:15.

Festival des Templiers (Endurance Trail, 100km) 6th woman in 13:46:45.

Trail du Tour des Fiz (61.7km) 1st woman in 8:41:47; Lozère Trail (Ultra Lozère, 110km) 1st woman in 12:22:12.

SaintéLyon 1st woman in 5:41:27; L’Échappée Belle (Intégrale, 149km) 1st woman in 27:26:37.

Sarah Vieuille

Away from racing, Sarah keeps life simple and grounded. A physics-chemistry teacher with an engineering background, she likes to understand, structure, then let the mountains do the talking. Based near Gérardmer, she trains through the seasons, with a taste for committed sessions and tough conditions. Her style is quiet efficiency: keep moving forward, keep learning, and stay true to what made her fall in love with trail running.

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