Ultrarunner and World Record Holder Camille Herron Receives Support from the Sport & Rights Alliance While Advancing Athlete Safety and Integrity

February 9, 2026

Tucson, Arizona (February 9, 2026) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Ultrarunner and sports integrity advocate Camille Herron has received support through the Sport & Rights Alliance Emergency Fund, a program created to assist individuals impacted by violence in the context of sport by providing access to legal, emotional, physical, or digital support resources.

In 2024, Herron made good-faith reports to sport governing bodies regarding safety and rule concerns. Following those reports, she experienced professional and personal challenges that highlighted the vulnerability of athletes who speak up to protect fair and safe competition.

The support is helping Herron access legal and wellbeing resources to address the harm she experienced.

“The availability of these resources is critical,” Herron said. “They help protect athlete dignity and wellbeing, both on and off the field of play, and ensure that athletes who raise concerns about safety and integrity are not left isolated or unsupported. Having solidarity and allyship through the Sport & Rights Alliance makes a meaningful difference.”

The Emergency Fund is administered through the Athlete Network for Safer Sports, an initiative of the Sport & Rights Alliance. The Athlete Network supports athletes and whistleblowers impacted by violence in sport by connecting them with critical legal, wellbeing, and safety resources, with a focus on dignity, inclusion, and protection for those who face heightened vulnerability, including individuals marginalized by disability, gender, geography, ethnicity, or social origin.

Herron, who is openly Autistic and ADHD, continues to compete at the highest levels of endurance sport while advocating for athlete safety, disability inclusion, and integrity across the global running community.

About Camille Herron

Camille Herron is an ultramarathon runner, scientist, coach, and advocate who has won multiple World Championships, the Comrades Marathon, and set more than a dozen World Records from 50 miles through six days. Hailed by BBC Sport in 2024 as “the greatest ultramarathon runner of all time,” she advocates for women’s health and equality, sports integrity and anti-doping, neurodiversity and inclusion, and the advancement of women-centered sports science.

A four-time IAU International Athlete of the Year, six-time USATF Ultrarunner of the Year, and eight-time USATF Athlete of the Week, she was inducted into the 2024 Road Runners Club of America Distance Running Hall of Fame for her longtime contributions to the sport.