Trail running prize money
198 runners have been paid £834,359 across 15 races from 2024 to 2026. Ben Dhiman has won the most, £27,350. Every race here pays the top ten men and the top ten women, alike place for place. At the UTMB World Series Finals in Chamonix the UTMB, 171km round Mont Blanc, pays from €20,000 down to €1,500, and the CCC and the OCC, the 100km and the 50km, each pay from €13,000 down to €1,000: €271,000 across the three every year since 2024. A Golden Trail World Series race pays from €3,000 down to €300 in Europe and twice that in Canada, China and Japan, so €20,400 a race at home and €40,800 away.
The trail running money list
The top 100 of 198 runners by career prize money
The top fifteen
Every race
9 races, by the prize money each has paid
| RACE | EDITIONS | LATEST WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTMB | 3 | Ben Dhiman, Blandine L'Hirondel | £305,128£305k |
| CCC | 3 | Cristian Minoggio, Yngvild Kaspersen | £194,872£195k |
| OCC | 3 | Frédéric Tranchand, Lauren Gregory | £194,872£195k |
| Québec Mega Trail | 1 | Samwel Kiprotich, Madalina Florea | £34,872£35k |
| Myoko Trail | 1 | Patrick Kipngeno, Hanna Gröber | £34,872£35k |
| Zegama-Aizkorri | 1 | Elhousine Elazzaoui, Tove Alexandersson | £17,436£17k |
| Ledro Sky Trentino | 1 | Elhousine Elazzaoui, Caroline Kimutai | £17,436£17k |
| Pitz Alpine Glacier Trail | 1 | Elhousine Elazzaoui, Madalina Florea | £17,436£17k |
| Sierre-Zinal | 1 | Philemon Ombogo Kiriago, Madalina Florea | £17,436£17k |
What each race has paid
Season by season
What trail running paid each year, and who earned the most
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | RACES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ben Dhiman | 9 | £371,111£371k |
| 2025 | Tom Evans | 3 | £231,624£232k |
| 2024 | Vincent Bouillard | 3 | £231,624£232k |
Prize money paid per year
Trail running prize money by country
33 nations, by what their runners have won
| # | NATION | RUNNERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 36 | £171,966£172k |
| 2 | France | 30 | £144,573£145k |
| 3 | Kenya | 15 | £61,282£61k |
| 4 | China | 12 | £52,350£52k |
| 5 | Spain | 21 | £49,573£50k |
| 6 | Italy | 9 | £45,641£46k |
| 7 | Great Britain | 8 | £41,368£41k |
| 8 | New Zealand | 3 | £36,325£36k |
| 9 | Germany | 8 | £28,803£29k |
| 10 | Switzerland | 10 | £28,632£29k |
| 11 | Poland | 5 | £26,068£26k |
| 12 | Norway | 4 | £23,846£24k |
| 13 | South Africa | 1 | £17,521£18k |
| 14 | Canada | 7 | £15,726£16k |
| 15 | Romania | 4 | £14,444£14k |
| 16 | Sweden | 4 | £12,393£12k |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1 | £10,256£10k |
| 18 | Slovakia | 3 | £10,085£10k |
| 19 | Morocco | 1 | £9,231£9k |
| 20 | Portugal | 1 | £6,410£6k |
| 21 | Australia | 1 | £4,701£5k |
| 22 | Czechia | 1 | £4,530£5k |
| 23 | Vietnam | 1 | £4,274£4k |
| 24 | Finland | 1 | £2,564£3k |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 1 | £2,564£3k |
| 26 | Japan | 2 | £2,137£2k |
| 27 | Netherlands | 2 | £1,709£2k |
| 28 | Mexico | 1 | £1,624£2k |
| 29 | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | £1,282£1k |
| 30 | Austria | 1 | £855£855 |
| 31 | Iceland | 1 | £684£684 |
| 32 | Belgium | 1 | £513£513 |
| 33 | Colombia | 1 | £427£427 |
The leading nations
Frequently asked questions
Who has won the most prize money in trail running?
Ben Dhiman, with £27,350 and 1 title. Ruth Croft is second on £27,350.
What is the biggest winner's cheque in trail running?
Ben Dhiman took £17,094 for winning the 2026 UTMB, the largest single first prize we hold.
How much prize money was paid in trail running in 2025?
£231,624 across 3 races. Tom Evans earned the most that year, £17,094.
Which race pays the most?
UTMB has paid £305,128 across 3 editions. The richest single edition was the 2026 UTMB, at £101,709.
Which country has won the most trail running prize money?
United States, with £171,966 across 36 runners.
Where to next
For every country's prize money across trail running and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest race here is UTMB, and the latest year is 2026. The men's and women's fields are set side by side on men's vs women's trail running prize money, and every sport's cases on where women earn more prize money than men. Every sport's richest competitions are ranked on prize money in sport, and what each winner keeps of the pot on the winner's share of prize money, and how many places each one pays on how deep prize money pays.