Mercedes Siegle-Gaither
Professional Trail and Ultra Runner
San Juans, COLive a life you’ll be proud of.
My 9 to 5 is a National Forests Project Coordinator for the National Forest Foundation. I’m also a professional trail runner for Merrell! I love getting out in the mountains, skyrunning, skate skiing, skinning, gravel biking, roller blading, learning to long board, paddle boarding.. you name it! I love a day in the sun 🌞
Discipline: Trail running
Specialty: Ultra and skyrunning
2024 Skyrunning World Championships 70k 11th female 2025 HURT-100 7th female 2025 Snowdonia 100-miler 6th female 2023 Silver Rush 50-miler 2nd female 2023 Broken Arrow Triple Crown 3rd female
Mercedes Siegle-Gaither's Expert Gear Recommendations
My First List
Your first gear list to get started
- MTL Long Sky 2 Matryx by Merrell — This is my go-to shoe for all things mountain running! I wore this shoe for the HURT-100 and Skyrunning World Champs.
- MTL Skyfire 2 Matryx by Merrell — This shoe is fantastic for trail workouts and shorter FKTs, mountain and skyraces (<20 miles).
- Women's Hut Moc 2 Quilted by Merrell — This is my favorite everyday and post-run boot! It’s so cozy.
- ULTRATRAIL FX.ONE SUPERLITE by Leki
- Verde Large Yoga Mat by Prana — This is my favorite yoga mat! It’s a little extra large so gives me a little extra space at yoga classes!
- Heart Rate Monitor by Coros — I’ve been using this HR monitor for over a year now and I love it because it doesn’t chafe like my previous chest strap HR monitor. It’s rechargeable and I only have to charge it every week and a half or so! It’s great for running, biking, yoga, paddle boarding, skinning.. the list goes on!
- Halo Holbrook by Oakley — These are sweet! They brighten the trail and stay locked on my noggin, no matter the workout!
