Tracy Garneau

Tracy Garneau is a Canadian ultramarathoner who was the 2010 UltraRunning Female North American runner of the year. She began running at eleven in her hometown of Vernon, British Columbia, ran several marathons, and ran her first ultramarathon in 2004 at the Canadian Death Race. In 2008 she was part of the Canadian team that won the Transalpine-Run in the Alps, and in 2009 she placed third at the 50 mile North Face Endurance Challenge in San Francisco. In 2010 she won the Western States Endurance Run in 19 hours, 1 minute and 55 seconds after coming from behind at the 80 mile mark, having qualified by winning the American River 50-mile. That year she also won four 50-mile races and set the Hawaiian Hurt 100 course record of 24 hours 6 minutes. She runs almost exclusively on trails and works as a physical therapist.