Ekaterina Mityaeva
Russian athlete
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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.[16]
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| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life partner | Dmitry Mityaev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | trailrunningschool.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She became bronze medalist of Marathon du Mont Blanc in 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[17] at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) 170 km in 2019 showing the best result in history among athletes from Russia - 25:53:26.[18]
She also holds Master of Sports of Russia in five different endurance disciplines – athletics,[19] skyrunning, ski mountaineering, orienteering[20] and radio orienteering (ARDF).
Biography
Ekaterina was born on February 15, 1989[21] 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,[17] 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.[10][11][12] Ekaterina had also been doing athletics to get faster for orienteering.
In 2010 at an orienteering competition Ekaterina met Dmitry Mityaev.[22] The pair became inseparable, training, competing and winning together.[23] 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.[24]
Ekaterina's first[25] trail start was Konzhak Marathon in the Ural Mountains in 2013 where she came 2nd,[26] 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.[27] The couple also organizes training camps, where they teach the technique of running and walking in the mountains.
More Results
Skyrunning
- 2014
- 10th, Skyrunning World Championships, Vertical Kilometer, France[28]
- 10th, Skyrunning World Championships, SkyMarathon, France[29]
- 2015
- 11th, Skyrunning European Championships, SkyMarathon, Zegama[30]
- 7th, 2015 Skyrunner World Series, SkyRace[31]
- 4th, Skyrunning World Championships, Vertical Kilometer, France[32]
- 9th, Dolomites SkyRace 22 km, Italy[33]
- 6th, Lantau 2 Peaks Skyrunning 23 km, China[34]
- 8th, Limone Extreme 24 km, Italy[35]
- 1st, National Skyrunning Championship, Konzhak Skymarathon 30 km, Russia[36]
- 2nd, National Skyrunning Championship 20 km, Russia[37]
- 2016
- 1st, High Trail Vanoise 18 km, France[38]
- 5th, Skyrunning World Championships, Vertical Kilometer, France[39]
- 10th, 2016 Skyrunner World Series, Ultra[40]
- 7th, Dolomites SkyRace 22 km, Italy[41]
- 7th, SkyRace Comapedrosa 22 km, Spain[42]
- 4th, Ultra Pirineu 1109 km, Spain[43]
- 8th, Buff Epic Trail Aiguestortes 40 km, Spain[44]
- 1st, Sugar Marathon 2016. National Skyrunning Championship 40 km, Russia[45]
- 2017
- 1st, High Trail Vanoise 20 km, France[46]
- 1st, Santana Vertikal Kilometer, Portugal[47]
- 9th, 2017 Skyrunner World Series, SkyExtreme[48]
- 4th, 2017 Skyrunner World Series, Ultra[49]
- 7th, Transvulcania Ultramarathon La Palma Island 73 km, Spain[50]
- 2018
- 4th, 2018 Skyrunner World Series, SkyExtra[51]
- 5th, Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira 55 km, Portugal[52]
- 9th, Trofeo Kima 50 km, Italy[53]
- 5th, Transvulcania Ultramarathon La Palma Island 73 km, Spain[54]
- 2019
- 1st, Odlo High Trail Vanoise, Les Balcons, 20 km, France[55]
- 4th, Transvulcania Ultramarathon La Palma Island 74 km, Spain[56]
Trail Running
- 2014
- 11th, Marathon du Mont Blanc, 41 km, France[57]
- 2015
- 1st, Elbrus World Race Trail, 34 km, Russia[58]
- 2016
- 1st, Elbrus World Race Trail 34 km, Russia[59]
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 4th, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) 170 km, France[63]
- 1st, Alpindustria Elbrus Race Marathon 46 km, Russia[64]
- 5th, Vibram Hong Kong 104 km, China[65]
- 2020
- 1st, Hoka Wild Trail 80 km, Russia[66]
- 2023
- 1st, Innsbruck Alpine Trail Festival (K42) 47 km, Austria[5]
Marathon
- 2012
- 9th, Moscow International Marathon, National Championship, Russia[67]
- 2013
- 1st, Volgograd International Marathon, Russia[68]
Mountain Running
- 2014
- 27th, European Mountain Running Championships[69]
- 22nd, World Mountain Running Championships, Italy[70]
- 2015
- 28th, World Mountain Running Championships, Great Britain[71]
- 2nd, Russian Cup and Open Championship of Sochi, 5860 m, Russia[72]
- 4th, XIV Championship of Russia in mountain running, 5 km, Russia[73]
- 1st, Cup of Russia, 4650 m, Russia[74]
- 4th, XII Russian Championship and I CIS Championship, 6900 m, Russia[75]
- 2nd, XIII Russian Championship and I CIS Championship, 5 km, Russia[76]
- 4th, VII Russian Long-Distance Mountain Running Championship, 30 km, Russia[77]
- 2nd, Russian Cup, Stage 16 of the Russian Grand Prix, 5700 m, Russia[78]