BRIEF BIO

Camille Herron is an ultrarunner, scientist, coach, ambassador, public speaker, and model. She is known for running with her hair down, a big smile, and eating tacos to fuel ultramarathons. She is a four-time IAU International Ultrarunner of the Year and six-time USATF Ultrarunner of the Year.

She is the only athlete who’s won all of the IAU Ultra Road World Championships (50km, 100km, and 24Hrs). She is the first ultrarunner to win both the prestigious Comrades Marathon and Spartathlon. In 2023, she became the first woman to break 24 hours at the grueling 153-mile Spartathlon (22:35:31).

She has set numerous Ultra World and American Records between 50 miles and 6 Days. In 2023, she became the first woman to surpass a men’s American Record, when she improved the women’s 48Hr World Record by 14.8 miles to 270.505 miles (435.336km)- which also ranks her 3rd best ever in the world behind only two men. In March 2024, she set 13 American/World Records between 48 hours and 6 days at the lululemon FURTHER 6 Day race.

She has crossed over to trailrunning as well, with competitive wins at the JFK 50 miles, Bandera 100km, Black Canyon 100km, Tunnel Hill 100 (Course Record and Trail Best 12:42:40), Tarawera 100km and 100 miles (Course Records for both), and the Javelina Jundred (Course Record in 14:03:23). She has numerous overall wins on road/track/trail, beating all of the men.

Additionally, she is a 3-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier (personal best of 2:37:14), 21-time marathon winner, competed on the 2011 US Pan American Team in the marathon (9th place), and set the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon in a superhero costume (2:48:51 dressed as Spiderwoman). In April 2022, she became the youngest woman to reach 100,000 lifetime running miles.

She has served on the USATF Women’s Long Distance Running Committee as Secretary since 2012 and was voted the 2021 Contributor of the Year. She is a member of the Pro Trailrunners Association, serving on the Women's Equality and Anti-Doping Working Groups. She served as Team USA Athlete Services Co-Coordinator for the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2023, she was accepted into the US Department of State Sports Diplomacy Program.

She is a vocal advocate and philanthropist for women's health, equality, diversity and inclusion, anti-doping, perimenopause, mental health, and increasing women's sports science studies. In 2023, in partnership with lululemon she helped launch the women’s Blissfeel Trail shoe and the lululemon FURTHER initiative, which includes women-focused research, product development, and a 6-day event. In March 2024, she competed as one of 10 athletes in the lululemon FURTHER 6 day event and initiative in which all 10 women ran FURTHER than they ever have (read more here).

She formerly worked as a research specialist in bone imaging and co-authored manuscripts. She earned her B.S. in Exercise and Sport Science at The University of Tulsa in 2005 (honored as a Top 10 Senior) and her M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science at Oregon State University in 2007. Camille is a native Oklahoman and now based in Tucson, AZ with her husband and coach, Conor Holt.

WORLD RECORDS/BESTS

WORLD CHAMPION

• 2015 50km World Championship (Individual)

• 2015 100km World Championship (Individual)

• 2015 100km World Championship (Team)

• 2019 24 Hours World Championship (Individual)

• 2019 24 Hours World Championship (Team)