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Chongli’s 70K and 30K wins and McMonagle’s comparison
Reported July 17: women’s nominal 70K winner at Chongli 168 in 5:40:13; her own account described a 10 p.m. start, darkness, fog, mud and encouragement on course.
Athlete
Shea Aquilano
Ultrarunner
Shea Aquilano is a professional ultrarunner who came to running after playing soccer through high school. In a 2025 interview, she described discovering trail running in Indiana and later moving to Boulder.
- Discipline
- Professional ultrarunningSource checked October 20, 2026; edition-specific results remain in the dated TUM timeline.Source
9 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
Coverage over time
8 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 1; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 1; May 2025: 1; Jun 2025: 1; Jul 2025: 1; Aug 2025: 0; 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: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 2; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.
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Aquilano’s Chongli women’s win
Shea Aquilano won Chongli Ultra-Trail 168’s nominal women’s 70K in 5:40:13, 47 seconds ahead of Ren Ti. The item separately attributes a measured 57.86 kilometers and 2,206 meters of climbing to ACG; nominal and measured distances are not silently substituted.
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The dated 2025 US Worlds roster
TUM’s July 2025 roster account listed Shea Aquilano in the long trail women; later selections and race outcomes remain separate.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 19, 2025
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Aquilano Announces Her Nike Deal
TUM reported Aquilano’s June 2025 Nike announcement, her credit to The Trail Team and her plan to make her Western States debut later that month.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 13, 2025
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Two Western States Training Features
UltraRunning featured Aquilano’s preparations for the 2025 Western States.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 13, 2025
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The initial 2025 women’s squad
Shea Aquilano was named in the initial May 2025 U.S. women’s long-trail squad for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025
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Two course records at Gorge 100K
Won the women’s Gorge 100K race wire to wire in 9:14:49, about 20 minutes below the prior course record; reported among the initial 2025 U.S. Worlds qualifiers.
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The Trail Team’s announced 2025 roster
The Trail Team announced Emily Clarke, Shea Aquilano, Oakley Olson, Sophie Wright, Kyla Christopher-Moody, Hawk Call, Devin Pancake and Jeret Gillingham for 2025. Citing ATRA, TUM described expansion from six to eight athletes and added support.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 13, 2025
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Aquilano’s initial placing superseded by DNF
Later DNF in the hundred-mile race after a reported misdirection and two missed miles; initial third place is not the final result.
Read & listen
Original public source
Rising Star on the Trails: Shea Aquilano
An original 2025 interview about her route from soccer into trails and ultras.
Max Hines / UltraRunning Magazine
Connections
Women’s nominal 70K winner in 5:40:13
Chongli 168
Shea Aquilano — Women’s nominal 70K winner in 5:40:13 at Chongli 168. Reported 2026-07-17.
SourceNamed to the announced 2025 roster
The Trail Team
The Trail Team announced Emily Clarke, Shea Aquilano, Oakley Olson, Sophie Wright, Kyla Christopher-Moody, Hawk Call, Devin Pancake and Jeret Gillingham for 2025. Citing ATRA, TUM described expansion from six to eight athletes and added support.
SourceLater DNF in 100-mile race; initial third superseded
Run Rabbit Run
TUM says Aquilano initially finished third but was later recorded DNF after being sent the wrong way from an aid station and missing two miles. The later DNF supersedes the initial placing; her Instagram reaction remains attributed.
SourceSources & notes
Coverage details
- 2025 Gorge Waterfalls 100K
- Women’s win · 9:14:49The April team-selection account stays dated; no current roster assertion.Source
- 2024 Run Rabbit Run100-mile account
- Later DNF · initial third place supersededTUM says she was sent the wrong way and missed two miles. It reports DNF, not a separate disqualification decision. The2025Gorge win remains above this history.Source
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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
Independent background research remains unresolved; dated TUM coverage and previously verified context are retained.
Independent background or identity remains unresolved within this review’s limits; dated TUM coverage and previously verified context are retained.
- Max Hines / UltraRunning Magazine Published August20,2025; checked October20,2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026
Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026
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.
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-17
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-13
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-07-19
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-06-13
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-05-02
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-04-18
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-03-13
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- Public source linked by TUMtrailrunner.com · linked in 2025-03-13
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-09-17
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