Jeff Pelletier (born 29 June 1981) is a Canadian ultramarathon runner, trail runner and filmmaker based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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.
Running career
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. 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.
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. Pelletier finished the 2018 Tor des Géants in 4 days, 11 hours, 31 minutes and 53 seconds, placing 63rd overall.
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. Canadian Running Magazine described the race as involving extreme heat, high winds and self-supported desert racing conditions. He later finished second overall at RacingThePlanet Special Edition: Georgia, a 250 km stage race in Georgia.
Pelletier completed the 2022 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix, and Canadian Running Magazine covered his UTMB film about that race.
His strongest race result came at the 2023 Moab 240, where he finished second overall in 70 hours, 53 minutes and 16 seconds. The result placed him minutes behind winner Jesse Haynes, whose winning time was 70:47:49. 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. Outdoor Vitals also interviewed him about the race, describing him as an ultrarunner and filmmaker from Vancouver.
Pelletier has continued racing internationally, with later results including Swiss Alps 100, EcoTrail Wicklow, TransLantau by UTMB, Badwater 135 and The Mammoth 200. He finished 24th overall at Badwater 135 and eighth overall at The Mammoth 200.
Salomon
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. Hillsound later described him as an ultra-distance runner and Salomon Canada athlete ambassador. 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.
Filmmaking and media work
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. His YouTube channel also describes him as a trail runner and filmmaker based in Vancouver, Canada.
Canadian Running Magazine has covered several of Pelletier's films, including his Racing Namibia series, his UTMB film and his Moab 240 documentary project. Run the Alps included his Tor des Géants film in a list of notable Alps trail-running videos.
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.
Personal life
Pelletier's partner is Quebec ultrarunner Audrée Lafrenière, who is also a trail runner. The two have travelled together for running, filming and fastpacking projects, with Lafrenière appearing in Pelletier's UTMB film and other adventure-running videos.
Canadian Running Magazine identified Lafrenière as the 2021 Quebec Mega Trail winner in its coverage of Pelletier's UTMB film. 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.
Selected results
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 2015 Fat Dog 120 British Columbia, Canada 120 mi 34:13:30 23rd Mountain ultramarathon 2016 Sun Mountain 100 km Trail Races Washington, United States 100 km 10:00:45 7th 100 km trail race 2017 Cascade Crest Classic Washington, United States 100 mi 24:38:37 14th 100-mile mountain race 2018 Tor des Géants Aosta Valley, Italy 330 km 4d 11:31:53 63rd Mountain endurance race 2019 SwissPeaks 360 Switzerland 360 km 4d 17:25:18 19th Alpine ultramarathon 2021 Namib Race Namibia 200 km / 5 stages 24:12:22 4th Multi-day desert stage race 2021 Québec Mega Trail 100 Mile Quebec, Canada 110 mi 28:22:57 8th 100-mile trail race 2022 RacingThePlanet Special Edition: Georgia Georgia 250 km / 6 stages 24:37:31 2nd Multi-day stage race 2022 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Chamonix, France 170 km 34:35:11 390th 390th of 1,789 finishers 2023 Pyrenees Stage Run Pyrenees, Spain 220 km / 7 stages 41:18:03 31st Stage race 2023 Moab 240 Moab, Utah, United States 240 mi 70:53:16 2nd Second overall; finished minutes behind winner Jesse Haynes 2024 Swiss Alps 100 Switzerland 100 mi 33:42:15 22nd Alpine 100-mile race 2024 EcoTrail Wicklow Wicklow, Ireland 80 km 9:21:19 27th Trail ultramarathon 2024 TransLantau by UTMB Lantau Island, Hong Kong 53 km 10:07:46 96th UTMB World Series event 2025 Badwater 135 Death Valley, United States 135 mi 32:44:33 24th Road ultramarathon 2025 The Mammoth 200 Mammoth Lakes, California, United States 200 mi 57:55:27 8th 200-mile race; first M40 2026 Lake Sonoma 50K Healdsburg, California, United States 50 km 5:49:07 39th 50 km trail race
References
External links
Official website Jeff Pelletier at UTMB World Jeff Pelletier at ITRA Jeff Pelletier at DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics