Dario Caruso

About

Dario Caruso is an Italian trail runner who established himself among Italy's elite long-distance mountain racers with victory at the 2022 Chianti Ultra Trail 100K — covering 103 kilometres and 4,200 metres of elevation gain across the rolling vineyard hills and forest paths of the Chianti region of Tuscany in a time of 11:25:06. The Chianti Ultra Trail is a UTMB World Series-affiliated event run through one of Italy's most scenically distinct environments, where oak woodland, medieval hill towns, and classic Chianti vineyard landscape combine with genuine mountain challenge — and Caruso's outright win there demonstrated the endurance and technical discipline required to lead across a field of experienced Italian competitors. Italy has one of the deepest domestic ultra-trail talent pools in the world, with a competition environment that has produced multiple UTMB and world championship winners, and Caruso represents the newer generation of Italian ultra-trail runners contributing to the continued strength of the national scene.

Notable Wins

• — Chianti Ultra Trail 100K 2022

Race History