Hayden Hawks Explained

Hayden Hawks
Birth Date:	22 January 1991
Event:	Ultramarathon, trail running

Hayden Hawks (born 1991) is an American professional trail and ultramarathon runner. A St. George, Utah native, Hawks began running cross-country in high school after playing basketball. He won high school state championships in the 1600m and 3200m, and later went on to run in the Division I team at Southern Utah University. He first gained notoriety as a trail athlete with his 2016 win of the Speedgoat 50k, by the next year joining the US team at the International Association of Ultrarunners World Championships.^[1]

Notable race results

Hawks has had top three finishes at a number of the most competitive trail ultramarathons in the world.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

2024	Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Courmayer/Champex/Chamonix (CCC)	Italy, Switzerland, France	1st	100k
2024	Western States Endurance Run	California	3rd	100 mile
2024	Black Canyon Ultras	Arizona	1st (course record)	100k
2022	Western States	California	2nd	100 mile
2020	JFK 50 Mile	Maryland	1st (course record)	50 mile
2019		California	1st	46k
2017	Courmayer/Champex/Chamonix (CCC)	Italy, Switzerland, France	1st	100k
2016	The North Face Endurance Challenge	California	2nd	50 miler
2016	Speedgoat	Utah	1st	50k

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hall . Damian . 2019-03-21 . Family Man: An Interview with Hayden Hawks . 2024-09-14 . iRunFar . en.
2. Web site: Hayden Hawks' Results . 2024-09-14 . ultrasignup.com . en-US.
3. Web site: Levene . Abby . 2024-08-30 . “We’re Back Now, Baby.” Hayden Hawks and Adam Peterman Go 1-3 at CCC 100K . 2024-09-14 . RUN Powered by Outside . en-US.
4. Web site: Milne . Keeley . 2024-02-12 . Hayden Hawks captures Black Canyon 100K course record . 2024-09-14 . Canadian Running Magazine . en-US.
5. Web site: 2017-09-11 . Clare Gallagher and Hayden Hawks Win CCC . 2024-09-14 . Trail Runner Magazine . en-US.