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.
Notable race results Hawks has had top three finishes at a number of the most competitive trail ultramarathons in the world.
2026 Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB California 3rd 100k 2025 Chiangmai Thailand by UTMB Thailand 3rd 50k 2025 Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB California 1st 100 mile 2025 Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB Australia 1st 50k 2024 Julian Alps Trail by UTMB Slovenia 2nd 50k 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 Endurance Run California 2nd 100 mile 2020 JFK 50 Mile Maryland 1st (course record) 50 mile 2019 Broken Arrow Skyrace California 1st 46k 2017 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Courmayer/Champex/Chamonix (CCC) Italy, Switzerland, France 1st 100k 2016 The North Face Endurance Challenge California 2nd 50 miler 2016 Speedgoat Utah 1st 50k
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