The 2026 UTMB Finals will take place August 24–30. UTMB (177 km, 10,000 m ascent), CCC (101 km, 6,100 m ascent), and OCC (61 km, 3,500 m ascent) are the three headline races at the UTMB Finals and also the most watched. With the strongest elite fields in history now announced, who are the top ten men and women in each of the three races? First, the UTMB race. On the women's side, defending champion Ruth Croft and dominant veteran Courtney Dauwalter both return — they are the leading favorites. This year’s Western States 100 runner-up Riley Brady, Chinese runner Xiang Fuzhao (last year’s Western States 100 runner-up), Nepal’s Sunmaya Budha (making her first 100-mile attempt), and American Abby Hall (last year’s Western States 100 champion) all have a shot. On the men’s side, Jim and K, the “King”, will once again race head-to-head. Last year’s Western States 100 champion Caleb Olson, this year’s Western States 100 champion Vincent Bouillard, and last year’s UTMB runner-up Ben Dhiman make the title very open. In the CCC field, on the women’s side this year’s Western States 100 champion Jennifer Lichter leads the way, followed closely by Chinese runners Yao Miao and Chi Lingjie, and 2024 CCC champion Toni McCann makes her return. On the men’s side, Italian veteran Cristian Minoggio — who battled Jim to the end at last year’s OCC — leads the entry list. America’s David Sinclair, France’s Benjamin Roubiol, and New Zealand’s Daniel Jones are close behind, with Meng Guangfu sitting sixth. For OCC, in the women’s race Sweden’s Tove Alexandersson is the clear favorite. How much of a threat can the other runners pose? On the men’s side, Swiss uphill machine Remi Bonnet and Italy’s Francesco Puppi headline the field. France’s Frederic Tranchand, Italy’s Daniel Pattis, and Sweden’s Petter Engdahl are also very strong — the competition will be fierce. Finally, a reminder of race start times (Beijing Time): OCC August 27 — 14:15 CCC August 28 — 15:00 UTMB August 28 — 23:45 跑野大爆炸 will livestream the entire event — stay tuned. #UTMB #trail running #跑野大爆炸