Partnership
Miao Yao

Trail runners push their bodies to the ultimate level of physical and mental endurance. When others’ natural urge to stop kicks in, ultra trail runners are just getting started. They find their daringness at 10,000 meters elevation gain, on a narrow mountainside trail, 150km into a grueling course. Now, four of these elite trail runners are part of the TUDOR family.

MEET THE TUDOR TRAIL RUNNERS

Miao Yao, a trailblazing force from China and one of the most dynamic athletes in the global ultra-running community. Bursting onto the international scene to become the UTMB-CCC champion and UTWT Annual Champion in 2018 at just 21 years old, Miao has consistently redefined what is physically possible. Her career is built on stepping out of her comfort zone, as the consecutive UTMB-OCC Champion in 2024 and 2025, she fluidly crosses over between the explosive speed of road marathons and the grueling endurance of mountain ultras. She thrives in unpredictable environments, using the mountains as a proving ground to relentlessly challenge her own limits. Refusing to be confined by past victories, she runs to break ceilings and empower a new generation of female athletes. Beyond competition, she is admired for her discipline and commitment to expanding outdoor sports culture across Asia.

It already seems impossible to run 100 kilometers, much less 171km with over 10,000 meters of elevation gain, and that’s to be taken literally. To anyone “normal”, it’s unthinkable. But for Courtney Dauwalter, Miao Yao, Rémi Bonnet, and Baptiste Chassagne, it’s what they were born to do. It’s where they find meaning and purpose. Their singular mindset is what allows them to find the strength and will to do what anyone else can’t. These four prominent trail runners are now part of the TUDOR family because their mindset is exactly what it means to be born to dare. They’re not just leading trail runners, they’re some of the world’s most elite athletes, period.