Isabell Speer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Austria |
| Sport | Trail running, mountain running, skyrunning |
Events | Mountain running, short trail, 50K trail |
| Club | LAC Salzburg |
| Team | Salomon DACH |
Isabell Speer (August 12, 1992) is an Austrian trail runner, mountain runner and skyrunning athlete, sponsored by Salomon Group.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Running career
Speer is based in Salzburg and competes for LAC Salzburg.[7][4][8]
Speer emerged in Austrian trail-running media as a Salzburg-based athlete during the early 2020s. Kronen Zeitung described her as a local runner at the Salzburg Trailrunning Festival, while Running Schritti reported that she was named "Trailrunning Aufsteigerin des Jahres" at the Austria Trail Awards and appeared in an interview for the Laufend Entdecken podcast.[9][10]
Her early UTMB World Series results included victory in the women's mozart Light race at mozart 100 by UTMB in Salzburg, where she finished the 31.7 km event in 2:49:42 and placed second overall.[11][12][13] She also won the women's Speed Trail race at Hochkönigman in 1:50:55.[11]
Speer's Austrian results include wins at the Trail Classic race of the Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival, the PIUT50 at the Paznaun Ischgl Ultratrail, the Gaisbergrace at the Salzburg Trailrunning Festival and the Red Bull 400 at the Bergisel ski jump in Innsbruck.[7][14][6][15] At PIUT50, she covered the 50 km course with 3,150 metres of elevation gain in 5:56:08.[6][11]
Kronen Zeitung covered Speer ahead of the Salzburg Trailrunning Festival, describing her as a previous winner returning to the event with a new multi-day challenge.[16] German trail-running site Alles Laufbar also listed Speer among the notable athletes in the women's field at the Hochstaufen Run, part of the Golden Trail National Series.[17]
Speer represented Austria at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc, Spain, competing in the women's short trail race over 44.5 km.[1][2][11]
At Mallorca by UTMB, Speer won the women's Els Tres Mils race, a 56 km event with 2,450 metres of elevation gain in the Serra de Tramuntana. She finished in 6:02:57.[3][18][19] Her win drew coverage in Salzburger Nachrichten, which described the result as a breakthrough performance at a UTMB World Series event.[20]
Speer won the women's HOKA mozart Marathon at mozart 100 by UTMB, a 44 km race with 1,600 metres of elevation gain. She finished in 3:38:17.[4][21][22][5] Salzburger Nachrichten described the result as a home victory for the Salzburg athlete, while iRunFar also reported the win in its international weekly race roundup.[4][5]
Selected results
| Year | Race | Location | Distance | Time | Overall place | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | mozart Light, mozart 100 by UTMB | Salzburg, Austria | 31.7 km | 2:49:42 | 2nd | Women's winner | [11][12][13] |
| 2023 | Speed Trail, Hochkönigman | Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Austria | 20.9 km | 1:50:55 | 4th | Women's winner | [11] |
| 2025 | Trail Classic, Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival | Innsbruck, Austria | 17 km | 1:18:31 | 24th | Women's winner; Austrian Trail Classic championship | [7][14] |
| 2025 | PIUT50, Paznaun Ischgl Ultratrail | Paznaun, Austria | 50 km | 5:56:08 | 3rd | Women's winner | [6][11] |
| 2025 | Short Trail, World Mountain and Trail Running Championships | Canfranc, Spain | 44.5 km | 6:23:37 | 158th | 39th female | [1][2] |
| 2025 | Gaisbergrace, Salzburg Trailrunning Festival | Salzburg, Austria | 9.1 km | 1:13:43 | — | Women's winner | [15] |
| 2025 | Red Bull 400 Bergisel | Innsbruck, Austria | 400 m uphill | — | — | Women's winner | [15] |
| 2025 | Els Tres Mils, Mallorca by UTMB | Serra de Tramuntana, Spain | 56 km | 6:02:57 | 11th | Women's winner | [3][18][20] |
| 2026 | HOKA mozart Marathon, mozart 100 by UTMB | Fuschl am See / Salzburg, Austria | 44 km | 3:38:17 | — | Women's winner | [4][21][22][5] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Vorschau WMTRC 2025 in Canfranc: 16 heimische Athletinnen und Athleten und vier WM-Tage". Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband (in German). 23 September 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "World Mountain and Trail Running Championships results". ÖLV Athmin (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Hannes Namberger and Isla Smith Conquer the SDT of Mallorca by UTMB". Mallorca by UTMB. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Öhlinger, Gerhard (24 May 2026). "Mozart 100: Nach dem Heimsieg gönnte sich Isabell Speer ein Bad im Fuschlsee". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "This Week In Running: May 25, 2026". iRunFar. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Paznaun Ischgl Ultratrail PIUT50". DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "ÖM Trail Classic im Rahmen vom Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival results". ÖLV Athmin (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Isabell Speer". Instagram. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Innerhofer: „Beim Traillaufen fühlst du dich frei"". Kronen Zeitung (in German). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Salzburg völlig neu entdecken". Running Schritti (in German). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Isabell SPEER - Her Trail results and UTMB Index". UTMB World. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 "mozart 100 by UTMB celebrates biggest international field". UTMB World Series. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 "mozart 100 by UTMB feiert starkes internationales Teilnehmerfeld". XC-Run (in German). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 "This Week In Running: May 5, 2025". iRunFar. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Sieben Heimsiege bei Trailrunning Festival". Kronen Zeitung (in German). 26 October 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Kolland, Christoph (11 October 2024). "Vorjahressiegerin stellt sich neuer Challenge". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "GTNS-Auftakt: Hochstaufen Run oder vielleicht eher Skyrun?". Alles Laufbar (in German). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Mallorca by UTMB - Els Tres Mils". DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mallorca by UTMB 2025: race reports and full results". Trail Running Spain. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 Öhlinger, Gerhard (1 November 2025). "Sensation beim Ultratrail: Salzburgerin krönte sich zur Königin von Mallorca". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Czterech Polaków na podium Mozart 100 by UTMB". Bieganie.pl (in Polish). 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 "mozart 100 by UTMB 2026 - mozart Marathon". UTMB Live. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
External links
- Isabell Speer at UTMB World
- Isabell Speer at ITRA
- Isabell Speer on Instagram