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Jeff Pelletier
Personal information
Born (1981-06-29) 29 June 1981 (age 45)[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportUltramarathon / Trail running
Events
100-mile races, 200-mile races, stage races
ClubTime on Feet[1]
TeamSalomon Canada / Salomon running, 2013–2025[2]

Jeff Pelletier (born 29 June 1981) is a Canadian ultramarathon runner, trail runner and filmmaker based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][3]

He is known for his second-place finish at the Moab 240 in 2023 and for documentary-style trail-running films covering races such as the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, Tor des Géants, Namib Race and Moab 240.[4][5][6]

Running career

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Canadian Running Magazine reported that he started running seriously at age 27 and later became active in ultra-trail racing, including events such as SwissPeaks and Tor des Géants.[3] His early ultra-distance results included the Grand to Grand Ultra, Fat Dog 120, Sun Mountain 100 km, Cascade Crest Classic 100 Mile and Tor des Géants.[1]

Pelletier's mountain-racing and filmmaking profile grew through long European races. Run the Alps highlighted his film about the Tor des Géants, a 330 km endurance race through the Aosta Valley in Italy.[6] Pelletier finished the 2018 Tor des Géants in 4 days, 11 hours, 31 minutes and 53 seconds, placing 63rd overall.[1]

Pelletier has also competed in multi-day desert and stage races. He finished fourth overall at the Namib Race, a stage race in Namibia, and later released a nine-part Racing Namibia video series.[1][3] Canadian Running Magazine described the race as involving extreme heat, high winds and self-supported desert racing conditions.[3] He later finished second overall at RacingThePlanet Special Edition: Georgia, a 250 km stage race in Georgia.[1][7]

Pelletier completed the 2022 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix, and Canadian Running Magazine covered his UTMB film about that race.[5]

His strongest race result came at the 2023 Moab 240, where he finished second overall in 70 hours, 53 minutes and 16 seconds.[8][9] The result placed him minutes behind winner Jesse Haynes, whose winning time was 70:47:49.[8] Canadian Running Magazine reported that Pelletier moved from the top 10 to second place during the race's final stages, framing the performance as a late-race charge across the 240-mile course in southeastern Utah.[4] Outdoor Vitals also interviewed him about the race, describing him as an ultrarunner and filmmaker from Vancouver.[10]

Pelletier has continued racing internationally, with later results including Swiss Alps 100, EcoTrail Wicklow, TransLantau by UTMB, Badwater 135 and The Mammoth 200.[1][7] He finished 24th overall at Badwater 135 and eighth overall at The Mammoth 200.[1]

Salomon

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Pelletier became associated with Salomon Canada and Salomon running during the 2010s. In 2016, Whistler.com described him as a Vancouver-based trail and ultra runner and a member of Team Salomon Canada.[11] Hillsound later described him as an ultra-distance runner and Salomon Canada athlete ambassador.[12] In 2025, Pelletier wrote that he had called himself a Salomon athlete since 2013 and that he would continue to collaborate with the brand after ending his status as an exclusive Salomon athlete.[2]

Filmmaking and media work

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Pelletier produces long-form trail-running and adventure films, often documenting mountain races, stage races and fastpacking routes. His website describes him as a trail runner and filmmaker based in Vancouver who travels with Audrée Lafrenière while documenting mountain adventures on YouTube.[13] His YouTube channel also describes him as a trail runner and filmmaker based in Vancouver, Canada.[14]

Canadian Running Magazine has covered several of Pelletier's films, including his Racing Namibia series, his UTMB film and his Moab 240 documentary project.[3][5][4] Run the Alps included his Tor des Géants film in a list of notable Alps trail-running videos.[6]

Pelletier has also appeared on English- and French-language running podcasts discussing ultra-distance racing, filmmaking and trail-running travel. The Quebec trail-running podcast Pas sorti du bois featured Pelletier and Audrée Lafrenière in an episode titled "L'ultra-trail devant et derrière la caméra", describing them as a couple of ultramarathoners who travel the world to run trails and document their adventures.[15][16]

Personal life

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Pelletier's partner is Quebec ultrarunner Audrée Lafrenière, who is also a trail runner.[5][13] The two have travelled together for running, filming and fastpacking projects, with Lafrenière appearing in Pelletier's UTMB film and other adventure-running videos.[5][13][17][18]

Canadian Running Magazine identified Lafrenière as the 2021 Quebec Mega Trail winner in its coverage of Pelletier's UTMB film.[5] Pelletier and Lafrenière have also appeared together in French-language trail-running media, including Pas sorti du bois, which described their work across ultra-trail racing, filmmaking, coaching and guided trail-running trips.[15]

Selected results

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Year Race Location Distance Time Overall place Notes Ref.
2015 Grand to Grand Ultra United States 169 mi / 6 stages 35:45:56 4th Multi-day stage race [1]
2015 Fat Dog 120 British Columbia, Canada 120 mi 34:13:30 23rd Mountain ultramarathon [1]
2016 Sun Mountain 100 km Trail Races Washington, United States 100 km 10:00:45 7th 100 km trail race [1]
2017 Cascade Crest Classic Washington, United States 100 mi 24:38:37 14th 100-mile mountain race [1]
2018 Tor des Géants Aosta Valley, Italy 330 km 4d 11:31:53 63rd Mountain endurance race [1][6]
2019 SwissPeaks 360 Switzerland 360 km 4d 17:25:18 19th Alpine ultramarathon [1][7]
2021 Namib Race Namibia 200 km / 5 stages 24:12:22 4th Multi-day desert stage race [1][3]
2021 Québec Mega Trail 100 Mile Quebec, Canada 110 mi 28:22:57 8th 100-mile trail race [1][7]
2022 RacingThePlanet Special Edition: Georgia Georgia 250 km / 6 stages 24:37:31 2nd Multi-day stage race [1][7]
2022 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Chamonix, France 170 km 34:35:11 390th 390th of 1,789 finishers [7][5]
2023 Pyrenees Stage Run Pyrenees, Spain 220 km / 7 stages 41:18:03 31st Stage race [1][7]
2023 Moab 240 Moab, Utah, United States 240 mi 70:53:16 2nd Second overall; finished minutes behind winner Jesse Haynes [8][9][4]
2024 Swiss Alps 100 Switzerland 100 mi 33:42:15 22nd Alpine 100-mile race [1][7]
2024 EcoTrail Wicklow Wicklow, Ireland 80 km 9:21:19 27th Trail ultramarathon [1][7]
2024 TransLantau by UTMB Lantau Island, Hong Kong 53 km 10:07:46 96th UTMB World Series event [1][7]
2025 Badwater 135 Death Valley, United States 135 mi 32:44:33 24th Road ultramarathon [1]
2025 The Mammoth 200 Mammoth Lakes, California, United States 200 mi 57:55:27 8th 200-mile race; first M40 [1][19]
2026 Lake Sonoma 50K Healdsburg, California, United States 50 km 5:49:07 39th 50 km trail race [1][7][19]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Pelletier, Jeffrey". DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Jeff Pelletier (March 2025). "Since 2013, I've had the privilege of calling myself a Salomon athlete". Instagram. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WATCH: Racing Namibia, a 9-part series by Canadian ultrarunner Jeff Pelletier". Canadian Running Magazine. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "How Canada's Jeff Pelletier went from top 10 to 2nd at Moab 240". Canadian Running Magazine. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "WATCH: UTMB from the mid-pack with Canadian ultrarunner/filmmaker Jeff Pelletier". Canadian Running Magazine. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Our Favorite Alps Trail Running Videos". Run the Alps. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Jeff PELLETIER - His Trail results and UTMB Index". UTMB World. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 "2023 Moab 240 Race Results". UltraRunning Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Vancouver runner takes second place at Moab 240 ultra". Canadian Running Magazine. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "EP 166 - How To Get 2nd Place On The Moab 240 - Jeff Pelletier Interview". Outdoor Vitals Podcast. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "5 Lessons Learned from the Valley to Peak Race". Whistler.com. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Jeff Pelletier - Hillsound Brand Ambassador". Hillsound. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "Jeff Pelletier – Trail Runner & Filmmaker". Jeff Pelletier. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jeff Pelletier". YouTube. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Épisode 270: Audrée Lafrenière et Jeff Pelletier - L'ultra-trail devant et derrière la caméra". Podscan (in French). Pas sorti du bois. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Épisode 270: Audrée Lafrenière et Jeff Pelletier - L'ultra-trail devant et derrière la caméra". Deezer (in French). Pas sorti du bois. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Jeff Pelletier". TrovaTrip. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Trail Running - Tour du Mont Blanc with Jeff Pelletier". Vagabond Trails. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  19. 1 2 "Jeff Pelletier's Race Results". UltraRunning Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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