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Ekaterina Mityaeva

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Ekaterina Mityaeva (nee Filippova, born 15 February 1989) is a Russian athlete specializing in trail running, skyrunning, mountain running and ultra running. She is a winner and prize-winner of the international competitions and Championships of Russia.[19]

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She became bronze medalist of Marathon du Mont Blanc 2016 and 2017, Ultra Pirineu 110 km in 2017, Transgrancanaria 127 km in 2018 and won Ultra Pirineu 110 km in 2018 and High Trail Vanoise 20 km in 2019.

Ekaterina came 4th[20] at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) 170 km in 2019 showing the best result in history among athletes from Russia - 25:53:26.[21]

She also holds Master of Sports of Russia in five different endurance disciplines – athletics,[22] skyrunning, ski mountaineering, orienteering[23] and radio orienteering (ARDF).

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Ekaterina was born on February 15, 1989[24] in the city of Pokhvistnevo (Samara region). In 2013 she graduated from the Kuban State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism with a degree in physical culture and sport.

Ekaterina started running at school at the age of 10 participating in school competitions.[citation needed] At 14 (2003) she decided to try orienteering,[20] and in 2006 she started radio orienteering (ARDF).[citation needed] After 2 years she took part in the 14th ARDF World Championships in Seoul, where she took gold, silver and bronze medals in different categories.[13][14][15] Ekaterina had also been doing athletics to get faster for orienteering.

In 2010 at an orienteering competition Ekaterina met Dmitry Mityaev.[25] The pair became inseparable, training, competing and winning together.[26] In 2011 Ekaterina and Dmitry decided to give road running a shot and started training for the 2012 Moscow International Marathon. The result was 02:43:49.[27]

Ekaterina's first[28] trail start was Konzhak Marathon in the Ural Mountains in 2013 where she came 2nd,[29] since then she has been engaged in trail running and skyrunning.

In 2014, with the support of adidas Terrex, Ekaterina and Dmitry created their online Trail Running School, where Ekaterina trains girls, and Dmitry trains men.[30] The couple also organizes training camps, where they teach the technique of running and walking in the mountains.

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More Results

Skyrunning

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Trail Running

2014
2015
  • 1st, Elbrus World Race Trail, 34 km, Russia[61]
2016
  • 1st, Elbrus World Race Trail 34 km, Russia[62]
2017
  • 1st, Samoëns Trail Tour 18 km, France[63]
  • 1st, Elbrus World Race Marathon 46 km, Russia[64]
2018
  • 1st, Alanya Ultra, Taurus Mountain Marathon 45 km, Turkey[65]
2019
2020
  • 1st, Hoka Wild Trail 80 km, Russia[69]

Marathon

2012
  • 9th, Moscow International Marathon, National Championship, Russia[70]
2013
  • 1st, Volgograd International Marathon, Russia[71]

Mountain Running

2014
2015
  • 28th, World Mountain Running Championships, Great Britain[74]
  • 2nd, Russian Cup and Open Championship of Sochi, 5860 m, Russia[75]
  • 4th, XIV Championship of Russia in mountain running, 5 km, Russia[76]
  • 1st, Cup of Russia, 4650 m, Russia[77]
  • 4th, XII Russian Championship and I CIS Championship, 6900 m, Russia[78]
  • 2nd, XIII Russian Championship and I CIS Championship, 5 km, Russia[79]
  • 4th, VII Russian Long-Distance Mountain Running Championship, 30 km, Russia[80]
  • 2nd, Russian Cup, Stage 16 of the Russian Grand Prix, 5700 m, Russia[81]
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