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Vincent Bouillard

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Vincent Bouillard combines elite ultrarunning with footwear engineering. In an August 2026 interview, he described a part-time Hoka role that gives him more flexibility for recovery and life outside training.

Work background
Footwear engineeringDated August 2026 interviewSource

31 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

20 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Vincent Bouillard — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 4 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 1 editorial issueOct 2024: 1 editorial issueNov 2024: 2 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 1 editorial issueFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 4 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 2 editorial issuesJul 2025: 1 editorial issueAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 2 editorial issuesJul 2026: 2 editorial issuesAug 2026: 2 editorial issuesSep 2026: 1 editorial issueOct 2026: 1 editorial issueNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 4Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 1; Oct 2024: 1; Nov 2024: 2; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 1; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 4; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 2; 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: 2; Jul 2026: 2; Aug 2026: 2; Sep 2026: 1; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.

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In The Ultra Minute

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Published in TUM

A jobs roundup and a coach interview

The published interview item identified Mario Fraioli as Bouillard’s coach.

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A running documentary release

TUM announced Learning to Fly, following photographer Aisha McAdams documenting Walmsley, Csillag and Bouillard at Western States and UTMB.

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Dauwalter and Bouillard’s DNFs

TUM reported the official DNFs and linked Dauwalter’s account. Bouillard’s Western States win was historical context, not a UTMB finish.

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Fraioli and Burrell’s training conversation

TUM linked a conversation on racing, rest, consistency and training complexity, identifying Fraioli as Bouillard’s coach.

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Sugden’s alternative Western States team scoring

Named in Sugden’s author-created Hoka men’s scoring grouping.

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Fraioli’s Bouillard race and training accounts

Fraioli published a coach/crew account of Bouillard’s 13:46:15 Western States course-record win, contrasting it with the prior year’s Green Gate DNF, plus a training companion.

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Western States media and culture

Trappe covered race-week industry and storytelling; Glandorf’s linked publication covered gear culture; Hilary Ann Yang described photographing the top ten men and women while pregnant, and Case compared weather and field depth. These are dated media accounts.

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Western States course-record wins

Vincent Bouillard: Won ·13:46:15 course record. Dated June 29 reporting; other editions and later outcomes remain distinct.

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Western States post-race interviews

iRunFar published winner and podium interviews with Bouillard, the published Jenn Lichter, Puppi, Montgomery, Brady and Hogan. Media appearances remain separate from independently researched biographies.

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Western States pre-race interviews

Vincent Bouillard: Western States pre-race interview.

Earlier coverage (21)
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Three Western States 2025 DNFs

TUM reported his 2025 Western States DNF after stomach trouble.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 4, 2025

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Western States 2025 predictions

TUM named him a popular pre-race pick; the later 2025 report records his DNF.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 27, 2025

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Walmsley’s withdrawal and a tactical comparison

TUM cited his earlier Chianti effort in a Western States preview; the later report records his DNF.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 27, 2025

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Pommeret’s planned Hardrock pacers

TUM reported Ludovic Pommeret planning Jim Walmsley and Vincent Bouillard as pacers for Hardrock 2025. The plan is not proof either completed the pacing assignment.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 24, 2025

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Three UTMB winners meet at Chianti

The 2024 UTMB winner sought a 2025 Western States Golden Ticket at Chianti.

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Walmsley’s 9:59:48 Chianti win

Jim Walmsley pulled ahead during the Chianti 120K and finished in 9:59:48, nearly half an hour ahead of Jornet and Bouillard.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 28, 2025

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Jornet and Bouillard trade attacks

Jornet described repeatedly exchanging positions with Bouillard while the feature reported him managing a TFL injury.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 28, 2025

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Jornet secures his Chianti ticket

Jornet finished in 10:27:27, 30 seconds ahead of Bouillard, and secured a Western States Golden Ticket.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 28, 2025

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Bouillard reflects on Chianti

Bouillard spoke about racing Jornet and Walmsley and the pressure of being a professional athlete; Jornet recalled his late attacks.

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Chianti’s anticipated 2025 field

Named in the preview’s men’s 2025 Chianti field.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 20, 2025

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Bouillard’s HOKA announcement

In March 2025, TUM reported Vincent Bouillard joining Team HOKA while continuing to work as a senior product engineer for the brand.

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Walmsley’s earlier UTMB DNF and Chianti plan

TUM described Mesquite as Walmsley’s first race since his 2024 UTMB DNF and previewed a 2025 Chianti 120K matchup with Vincent Bouillard and Kilian Jornet.

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UTMB’s announced livestream schedule

Named in the March 2025 Chianti preview; identified as the 2024 UTMB champion.

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López recalls hearing Bouillard’s name mid-race

Featured in López’s retrospective about hearing his name mid-race and later sharing the podium.

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Walmsley registers for Mesquite and Chianti

Was named in an anticipated Chianti matchup as the 2024 UTMB winner.

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Freetrail’s 2024 TROY countdown

TUM reported Freetrail’s 2024 Trail Runner of the Year countdown: Judith Wyder and Vincent Bouillard at number10, Fuzhao Xiang and Ludovic Pommeret at number9. The cited races are reasons in an annual ranking, not newly run races or final winner announcements.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: January 2, 2025

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Bouillard teases his 2025 Chianti plan

Vincent Bouillard’s November 2024 Instagram reflection teased Chianti by UTMB as his next major race. TUM separately noted Kilian Jornet’s confirmed Chianti plan and speculated about David Roche and Jim Walmsley at WesternStates; that speculation is not a confirmed start or finish.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: November 27, 2024

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Bouillard’s Morning Shakeout conversation

Bouillard discussed his 2024 UTMB victory and future plans with Mario Fraioli on The Morning Shakeout Podcast.

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Bouillard wins Nice’s 20K

Won the Nice 20K in 1:32:07 after his UTMB victory.

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Puppi interviews Bouillard after UTMB

Discussed his strategy, background and life after winning UTMB in a Running Long interview with Francesco Puppi.

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Bouillard wins the 2024 UTMB

TUM reports his 2024 UTMB win and describes him then as an amateur and Hoka senior materials engineer; it links a Freetrail interview and a Run recap.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: September 3, 2024

Repeated links & other mentions (4)
Repeated link

Fraioli’s Bouillard coach-and-crew perspective — repeated link

Repeated recommendation of Mario Fraioli’s coach/crew perspective on Vincent Bouillard’s 2026 Western States win. This is not a new result report.

Repeated link

Fraioli’s Bouillard training companion — repeated link

Separate repeated recommendation of Mario’s companion piece on Vincent’s training; the names resolve only through the immediately preceding full-name entry and exact linked title.

Repeated link

Chianti finish-line photograph

A published photo caption identifies Jim Walmsley, Kilian Jornet and Vincent Bouillard celebrating after the Chianti 120K.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 28, 2025

Repeated link

Chianti broadcasts and interview links

The issue linked the full Chianti 120K broadcast, a short recap, and post-race interviews with Jim Walmsley, Kilian Jornet and Vincent Bouillard.

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Connections

Coached by in the October 2 published item

Mario Fraioli

The published interview item identified Mario Fraioli as Bouillard’s coach.

Source

Official 2026 DNF reported by TUM

UTMB

TUM reported the official DNFs and linked Dauwalter’s account. Bouillard’s Western States win was historical context, not a UTMB finish.

Source

Won · 13:46:15 course record

Western States 100

Fraioli published a coach/crew account of Bouillard’s 13:46:15 Western States course-record win, contrasting it with the prior year’s Green Gate DNF, plus a training companion.

Source

Named in HOKA storytelling project

Hoka

Trappe covered race-week industry and storytelling; Glandorf’s linked publication covered gear culture; Hilary Ann Yang described photographing the top ten men and women while pregnant, and Case compared weather and field depth. These are dated media accounts.

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