Having finished 22 ultras, 11 of which were 100-mile races, Shalini Kovach is well known in the trail and ultrarunning community. Shalini has toed the line at the infamous Barkley Marathons in 2018, she has finished the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, Cruel Jewel 100 and Angeles Crest 100-Mile Endurance Run, with podium finishes at the Ozark Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run and Run LOViT 100M. A complete list of her race results can be found on Ultra Signup. Along with ultrarunning, Shalini race directs eight trail running events and races ranging from 50k to 100 miles.
Shalini is the MUT ( Mountain, Ultra, Trail) Chair for USATF Ozark Association representing trail and ultra running in the below listed territories: State of Missouri east of and including the counties of Scotland, Knox, Shelby, Monroe, Ralls, Pike, Ozark; and the counties of St. Clair, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Monroe, and Madison in the State of Illinois.
Shalini was recently voted a Favorite Outdoor Athlete in the 2018 Terrain Magazine Readers' Choice Awards, and she gives back to the trail community by serving as a GORC volunteer and donating funds from her race the 963 Beulah Challenge to help build and maintain local trails.
Shalini is working on her RRCA level 1 coaching certification. Her current sponsors include Altra Running, Honey Stinger and Squirrel’s Nut Butter.
