A female ultrarunner’s ability to cope with stressful situations during competition is crucial for optimal development. Therefore, the ability to cope under these circumstances is essential for creating a strong mental capacity that leads to competitive success. PURPOSE: To quantify the pain coping skills of female ultra runners. METHODS: Following written informed consent, 76 female ultra runners (mean age 38.9 ± 9.4) completed the Sports Inventory for Pain (SIP; Meyers et al., 1992): direct coping (COP), cognitive (COG), catastrophizing (CAT), avoidance (AVD), body awareness (BOD), and total coping resources (TCR). Data were grouped by distance (<50 miles, 50-99 miles, 100+ miles), experience in years (novice-3, 4-9, 10+), age (20-39 years, 40+ years), number of ultra competitions completed (1-2, 3-4, 5+), ethnicity (Caucasian, other), present injury status (yes, no), and competitive injuries (0, 1-2, 3+). To make the data more meaningful, raw SIP scores were converted to normalized standard scores (T-scores) with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. RESULTS: MANOVAs (Wilks’ λ criterion) indicated no significant effects across distance (F12,136 = 1.256, P = 0.252), experience (F12,136 = 0.840, P = 0.609), age (F6,69 = 0.511, P = 0.798), ultra competitions completed (F12,136 = 1.004, P = 0.449), ethnicity (F6,69 = 0.395, P = 0.880), current injury status (F6,69 = 1.625, P = 0.153), and competitive injuries (F12,136 = 0.856, P = 0.59). Coping skills among this group reflected above-average response, with T-scores ranging from 43 to 57. There is a trend for ultrarunners to respond more positively in COP, COG, CAT, AVD, BOD, and TCR when compared to normative values across other athletic populations. CONCLUSION: While the limited sample size may have affected the results, observed power was deemed adequate (1- β = .156 to .951), with data indicating that female ultrarunners respond positively under an adverse competitive environment. Further research is warranted to assess coping skills with larger ultra populations, as well as to determine the efficacy of coping skills interventions on ultra performance.