Rachel Paquette, osteopath and The North Face sponsored athlete, is known as a true lioness on the trails, excelling in both obstacle and ultra-track races. She has dominated races ranging from 50 km to 80 km, and the brand new mother (she gave birth less than a year ago) will be on the starting line at Ultra-Trail Harricana’s 42km event this year. A return to racing that will not go unnoticed!
Donatello Rota is an Italian trail runner who has loved sports ever since he was a child. Now, he’s a trail-running addict. He loves to use trail running as a means of exploring the world and meeting lots of good people.
His popular Instagram page illustrates the importance of trail running in his life and is his means of influencing people to take up running or sports. A healthy lifestyle is so important! He has a feeling that 2019 will be one of the best years of his life.
Emily is a small-town farm girl from Zimbabwe, Africa. She is starting her second year of ultra-trail running with the Gauge 20 Running team, after a collegiate career at the College of Idaho in the USA. She had a fun 2018 season, finishing Top-10 in the Skyrunner World Series, raced mainly in Europe.
But also, she had success in some longer races, winning the American River 50miler in California, and the UTWT Ultra-Trail Cape Town 100km in South Africa. She is now looking forward to experiencing even more of the world, running more mountains and trails and exploring Canada!
During her younger years, 24-year-old athlete Anne Champagne trained in various sports including cross-country running, track and field and triathlons. Now an obstacle course champion, Anne is also an emerging trail running athlete. Following her impressive performance in the 55 km event at the Bromont Ultra in fall 2018 where she ranked first woman, she now hopes to advance in the discipline on an international level. Her goal for 2019 is to complete the 125 km UTHC event to then qualify for the UTMB.
David Kilgore (USA) David Kilgore is a runner of all terrain from mountainous ultras to the roads and track. Raised in and from the swamps of Palm Bay, Florida and is now based out of New York City. He works as a On Rep for NYC, NJ, and PA and as Cinematographer. He also Competes for On as an athlete. In his free time David loves outdoor activities, finding new trails, enjoying new food spots (especially doughnut shops), and being surrounded by his friends and family. Also exploring and hanging with his lady Molly.
David has been running ever since he was a kid. He hated taking the bus to school. When he started running, he challenged himself to get to school before the bus. He finally beat that bus many, many times!
“I ran my first marathon at 16. After 19 marathons, I decided to plunge into a new adventure: ultra-trail running and eventually the 125-km race at Harricana in 2018. I’m from Baie-Saint-Paul, and the locals call us runners “wolves.” It feels completely natural to take on this challenge on my turf, and I hope to do the pack proud!”, says David.
Mathieu Dubé has been an endurance-sport enthusiast for nearly 25 years. He started in triathlon, and from 1996 to 2010 won several triathlons in Quebec and competed in many other international competitions. Father of three, Mathieu decided to focus solely on running over the past few years, gradually transitioning to trail running where he quickly made a name for himself.
After several remarkable performances in the 50 and 65-km distances, he’s looking to challenge himself in the ultra distances, and this year he’s chosen to take on the UTHC 125k!
