The 2026 IAU & WMA 100km World Championships in Ames, Spain, delivered world-class performances on Sunday, 20 September. 79 women and 115 men completed the competition representing 43 Federation.
In one of the most anticipated ultra-marathon clashes of the year, USA’s Charlie Lawrence produced a masterclass performance to take the individual world title. Coming off a standout year that included a 50-mile world record and a sub-2:15 marathon debut, Lawrence broke away to cross the line in a world-class time of 6:09:25.
Lithuania's world record holder Aleksandr Sorokin mounted a fierce challenge, proving his elite pedigree once again by claiming the silver medal in 6:12:41. Rounding out the men's podium, Great Britain's Alex Milne the reigning World 50km champion capped off a stellar season by taking bronze in 6:17:50.
Men's Individual Podium
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Charlie Lawrence (USA) – 6:09:25
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Aleksandr Sorokin (LTU) – 6:12:41
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Alex Milne (GBR) – 6:17:50
The women’s race was an amazing spectacle as well. American record holder Courtney Olsen executed a disciplined, relentless pace to capture the world title in 7:10:31. Japan's Miho Nakata finished strong to secure the silver medal in 7:11:57, less than a minute and a half behind Olsen. Home crowd favorite Gemma Arenas Alcazar delighted the Spanish fans in Ames by putting together a remarkable run to take the bronze medal in 7:15:50.
Women's Individual Podium
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Courtney Olsen (USA) – 7:10:31
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Miho Nakata (JPN) – 7:11:57
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Gemma Arenas Alcazar (ESP) – 7:17:50
The team titles—calculated by combining the cumulative times of each nation's top three finishers—highlighted impressive depth across multiple federations.
Driven by Lawrence's victory, Team USA captured the Men's team gold in a combined 19:17:18, edging out Great Britain (19:18:02) by under a minute in a thrilling battle for top honours. Thisr place when to France (19:22:53)
In the women's hight level team battle and Croatia claimed gold with a combined time of 22:12:26, holding off host nation Spain (22:21:06) and Finland (22:46:15).
Results (PDFs) are provided below and link above:
Women and Men Individual
Women Team
Men Team
WMA
Medals Table
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1. | USA  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2. | CRO  |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. | ESP  |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | GBR  |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5. | JPN  |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5. | LTU  |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7. | FIN  |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7. | FRA  |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
