Annie Hughes is an

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ultrarunner, based in

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. She is the youngest woman to win the

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and Moab 240 races, and previously held the fastest known time for the Collegiate Loop.

Life and running career

Hughes attended Adams State University and ran track there for a year. She ran her first ultra while in university. In 2019 she won the Jemez 50 Mile, placing 6th overall, and soon became active in her local ultrarunning community. She has been mentored by runners Olga King and

Courtney Dauwalter Courtney Dauwalter (born February 13, 1985) is an American ultramarathon runner. Early life Dauwalter was raised in Hopkins, Minnesota and competed in track, cross-country, and nordic skiing in high school. She was a four-time Minnesota state ch ...

. In 2020 she ran the fastest known time on the 167-mile Collegiate Loop in Colorado. The next year she became the youngest woman to win her hometown

. She went on to win the Moab 240 with the second-fastest time in its history. In 2022, she won the Cocodona 250.

References

American female ultramarathon runners Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Adams State Grizzlies women's track and field athletes Adams State Grizzlies women's cross country runners {{running-stub