Mimmi Kotka

Lill Maria Kotka, called Mimmi Kotka, born July 12, 1981, is a Swedish athlete specialized in ultrarunning. Her major claim to fame is winning the 101 km Ultra-Trail Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix (CCC) in Chamonix, France, in 2016 by a margin of almost half an hour. Kotka is a member of the Swedish National Team in ultratrail. She participated in the 2015 IAU Trail World Championships, placing 8th. For a living she works as a nutritionist.

In a 2016 interview Kotka talked about her running background: "I have always loved outdoor life and kept active with skiing, biking, hiking, diving, yoga but not running. But in 2010 I signed up to run Lidingöloppet as a challenge and got obsessed with trail running while practicing for it. That was my thing! Then I took it easy in 2012, 2013 and in January 2014 I decided to go all in. Train more focused. It was a little too focused in 2015. I ran a lot and got injured. In 2016 I took it easier and now I seem to have found a formula that works. It is more fun than ever to run and my body thrives."

Swiss Alpine Marathon passing the Keschhütte

2011

• 2nd Lidingö Ultra 50 km (31 mi), Sweden
• 13th Swiss Alpine Marathon 79 km (49 mi), Switzerland

2012

• 2nd Trail des Balcons d'Azur 52 km (32 mi), France
• 5th, AXA Fjällmaraton 44 km (27 mi), Sweden

2014

• 2nd Kullamannen Ultra 54 km (34 mi), Sweden
• 3rd, AXA Fjällmaraton 44 km (27 mi), Sweden
• 2nd Ultravasan 90 km (56 mi), Sweden
• 1st Coastal Trail Series - Dorset Ultra 44 miles, UK

2015

• 8th IAU Trail WC Annecy 84 km (52 mi), France

2016

• 1st Trail des Balcons d'Azur 52 km (32 mi), France
• 1st Trail du Lac d'Annecy - Marathon Race 43 km (27 mi), France
• 1st Gran Trail Courmayeur 90 km (56 mi), Italy (2nd overall)
• 1st Ultra-Trail Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix (CCC) 101 km (63 mi), France
• 23rd Limone Extreme Skyrace 27 km (17 mi), Italy

• "Lidingö Ultra 50 km (SWE)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "26. Swiss Alpine Marathon (SUI)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "27. Trail des Balcons d'Azur 52 km (FRA)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "Resultat Damer Solo" (PDF) (in Swedish). Fjällmaraton. 11 August 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "Kullamannen Ultra (SWE)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "Resultat Damer Solo" (PDF) (in Swedish). Fjällmaraton. 9 August 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2016-05-08. 
• "1st UltraVasan90 (SWE)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "Coastal Trail Series - Dorset Ultra (GBR)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "5th IAU Trail WC Annecy (4ème La Maxi Race du Lac d'Annecy) (FRA)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "Trail des Balcons d'Azur 47 km (FRA)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 24 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03. 
• "Classement de Trail du Lac d'Annecy - Marathon Race 2016". Kikourou. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-04. 
• "4° Gran Trail Courmayeur 90 km (ITA)". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung. 9–10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-03.  CS1 maint: Date format (link)
• "Ordine d'arrivo generale" (PDF) (in Italian). Limone Extreme. 15 October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-10-23.