Jackson turns a late deficit into victory
Heather Jackson erased a 3:21 deficit at mile 95.3 to win Javelina by 55seconds. Her pre-race hopes and the intermediate checkpoint remain separate from the completed result.
Athlete
Heather Jackson is a trail ultrarunner and gravel cyclist who moved into both sports after retiring from professional triathlon in 2022. She has described choosing varied endurance challenges as a way to keep exploring what she can do.
18 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
15 editorial issues
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Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 1; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 1; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 1; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 4; Jun 2026: 2; Jul 2026: 2; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 1; Oct 2026: 2; Nov 2026: 1.
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Heather Jackson erased a 3:21 deficit at mile 95.3 to win Javelina by 55seconds. Her pre-race hopes and the intermediate checkpoint remain separate from the completed result.
Heather Jackson: Women’s 100-mile winner;13:48:29. Dated 2026 Javelina result; the 55-second winning margin belongs to Jackson over Molinaro.
Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: November 2, 2026
Accepted a 2027 Western States Golden Ticket after the 2026 Javelina result. Acceptance is qualification, not proof of a 2027 start or finish.
TUM reported Jackson and Molinaro as 42, Asmuth as 40, and fifth-place Yanko as 44 in the 2026 Javelina account. These are dated ages, not automatically current biographical fields.
Heather Jackson was named in TUM’s pre-race 2026 Javelina field. An entry or planned return does not establish a start, finish or Golden Ticket.
Event date: 2026 · TUM publication: October 30, 2026
Said she planned to race Javelina Jundred that weekend; no start, finish or result was reported.
TUM covered Heather Jackson’s 28K win and the weather-related alternate course, with results and race information linked.
Said her Tour Divide attempt ended on day four after she could no longer brake safely.
July 17 account: Jackson left Banff Thursday for a 2,745-mile Tour Divide attempt with GPS tracking. The item supplies no finish, record claim or formal race classification.
Heather Jackson: Selected in 2027 lottery; no start or finish asserted.
Heather Jackson: Title-defense effort ended early; not a finish.
Heather Jackson: Earlier title-defense preview; later effort ended early; Named in spring–summer calendar; no start or finish asserted; Named in spring–summer calendar; no start or finish asserted.
TUM named Jackson as a film subject, describing her transition from triathlon in the source account.
TUM recalled Hauer arriving with Jackson, without inventing a shared time or rank.
TUM named Jackson in an account of Fox’s late-race overtakes; no finish or final rank follows from that mention.
TUM reported the 2025 Wy’east 50K women’s win in 5:20:41, fifth overall.
TUM credited Hilary Yang and Carrie Highman as co-directors of a HOKA-backed film following Eszter Csillag, Heather Jackson, Fu-Zhao Xiang and Cindy Shepard. A teaser is not a released film.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 24, 2025
Women of Distance linked two pre-race interview episodes with Emkay Sullivan, Heather Jackson, Tara Dower, Mary Denholm, Abby Hall and Jane Maus.
Women’s 100-mile winner;13:48:29
Heather Jackson: Women’s 100-mile winner;13:48:29. Dated 2026 Javelina result; the 55-second winning margin belongs to Jackson over Molinaro.
Source2026 alternate-course 28K result
TUM covered Heather Jackson’s 28K win and the weather-related alternate course, with results and race information linked.
SourceAttempt ended on day four
Said her Tour Divide attempt ended on day four after she could no longer brake safely.
SourceTitle-defense effort ended early; not a finish
Jackson said her Unbound XL title defense ended early after the Cocodona turnaround. This account supersedes the May 30 race preview without inventing a finishing result.
SourceSource publication dates distinguish reporting from event dates.
Reported 2026-10-26
Said she planned to race Javelina Jundred that weekend; no start, finish or result was reported.
TUM · Oct 26, 2026Reported 2026-06-03
Heather Jackson: Selected in 2027 lottery; no start or finish asserted.
TUM · Jun 3, 2026Reported 2026-05-15
TUM named Jackson as a film subject, describing her transition from triathlon in the source account.
TUM · May 15, 2026Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.
Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.
Published article, 2026-09-14T22:32:27Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 0b95fbf3ae3a.
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Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-07-22T13:29:00Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 002146376c24.
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Published article, 2026-07-17T16:02:07Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 002146376c24.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-06-03T14:05:19.250Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-22T21:15:43.944Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
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