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The Return of UROY

After the first-ever hiatus in the 41-year history of the magazine, awards for UltraRunners of the Year (UROY) have returned. Even though 2021 stumbled to a rough start, larger races like Black Canyon Ultras produced successful events that included wave starts, touch-free aid stations and mask requirements at the start and finish lines. Other Golden Ticket races like Canyons Endurance Runs redesigned their out-and-back 100k course to a point-to-point, which allowed runners to avoid close contact when passing on singletrack trails. Race directors got creative with safety protocols which were necessary to move forward with races. Looking back, these Herculean efforts made 2021 a year to remember. As the year progressed to racing season, we saw mind-blowing performances by ultrarunners who had been waiting for a year to toe the line.…

The Return of UROY

USATF MUT RUNNERS OF THE YEAR

The USATF Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Running Council of long distance running announced the 2021 USATF MUT Runners of the Year. Chosen from 37 nominated candidates, the following athletes were selected by 15 MUT executive committee members which include elite athletes, coaches, administrators and race directors: OPEN MALE Joseph Gray Colorado Springs, CO OPEN FEMALE Grayson Murphy Bozeman, MT MASTERS MALE Max King - Bend, OR MASTERS FEMALE Kasie Enman - Huntington, VT USATF MUT Council chairperson Nancy Hobbs said, “There were many outstanding mountain, ultra, and trail performances this year to recognize in the USATF MUT runners of the year. Congratulations to all the nominees and to the winners in all four categories.”…

ULTRARUNNING HALL OF FAME’S NEWEST MEMBERS

Don Choi, age 73, a long-time postman from San Francisco, has been inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame as its 20th member. Don is recognized as being “the father of the modern multi-day race.” He made a significant historic contribution to the sport of ultrarunning by bringing back multi-day races after an absence of 75 years. He organized the first modern six-day race in 1980 in Woodside, CA. As a pioneer ultrarunner, he set nearly all the initial modern-day ultra records over 100 miles and won more than 30 early American ultras. In 1984, he was the first American to surpass 500 miles in six days, since 1903. During the 1980s he participated in 21 six-day races, more than anyone in the world, and won nine of them.…

ULTRARUNNING HALL OF FAME’S NEWEST MEMBERS

UTMB ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN RACES

Canyons Endurance Runs and Speedgoat 50K have joined the inaugural UTMB World Series in 2022. The series includes events around the world and are categorized as Qualifiers, Events, Majors or Finals, with the Finals being the OCC (55k), CCC (100k) and UTMB (100 miles). According to UTMB.world, “To qualify for a place at the Finals, trail runners must compete in at least one of the UTMB® World Series Events or UTMB® World Series Majors, where they can collect Running Stones for use in the lottery, or be rewarded for their performance with direct access.”…

UTMB ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN RACES

RECORDS FALL AT DESERT SOLSTICE

Nick Coury ran 173.015 miles, securing the American 24 hour track Record at the Desert Solstice Invitational at the Central High School Track in Phoenix, AZ. The previous record was 172.45 miles held by Mike Melton and set in 2012. Camille Herron beat her own 100-mile American track Record in a time of 13:21:51. This bests her previous time of 13:25:00. Pam Smith set four women’s American 45-49 Age Group Records throughout her 100-mile race by running 50 miles in 6:40:49, 100k in 8:21:36, 83.59 miles for 12 hours and 100 miles in 15:15:02. Jacob Jackson, who came in second in the 24-hour race with 157.33 miles, set a men’s American 40-44 Age Group Record for 200k in 17:51:17, beating the previous record of 18:00:12. Canadian Viktoria Brown set the women’s Canadian 100-mile Record…

RECORDS FALL AT DESERT SOLSTICE

WESTERN STATES CONTEST WINNER

Out of 100 entries, UltraRunning Magazine chose Natasha Daniels as the winner of their sponsor entry, and she will be running the Western States Endurance Run in June. Daniels submitted the following: “I was never athletic; I was shy and lacked confidence. Did everything right; college, marriage, house then kids. But it fell apart. I was 27 and found myself divorced with 2 kids under 3. My world was working and my boys. In 2006, I moved to Folsom for work and found myself working 7 days/week with insane hours. Fast forward to 2014, I had no friends, no personal life, my kids were finishing high school and I started to go through what I would call a mid-life crisis. My 45th birthday was coming fast and I decided to run…

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: LEGENDS DESCRIBE THEIR TIME AS ULTRARUNNERS OF THE YEAR

ERIC CLIFTON UROY: 1992 In 1992, I was honored with both the Ultrarunner of the Year and Ted Corbitt awards mostly for being the first to win four of the (then existing) 11 100-mile trail races in the US, finishing three with course records all in the same year. This accomplishment is not to be confused with Tom Green’s stunning 1986 accomplishment of being the first person to finish four 100-mile trail races. For perspective, in 1992 I was 34 years old, Mike Morton turned 22, Camille Herron was 10, Courtney Dauwalter turned 7 and Jim Walmsley turned 2. I had been seriously running ultras since 1986 but had only been finishing 100-milers since the middle of 1989. I did have 100-mile fever though, and I loved running wild, single-track trails. In…

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: LEGENDS DESCRIBE THEIR TIME AS ULTRARUNNERS OF THE YEAR

NIKKI KIMBALL UROY: 2003, 2004, 2007

Prior to the mid ‘90s, I did not know ultrarunning was a sport. Nor did I know trail running was a sport. I simply ran and sometimes, I ran far—often on trails. In the 1970s, I began running to train for my first love, Nordic skiing. Mostly this was a solo pursuit, but in the ‘80s I discovered other people also ran. Not all ran to train for skiing—they ran to compete in running. By the mid ‘90s when ski racing became unsustainable for me, I discovered that the folks who ran for the sake of running were onto something. I entered sub-ultra mountain and trail races with increasing frequency, and occasionally ran all day simply because it felt right. By 2003, I’d been racing ultras for over four years while…

NIKKI KIMBALL UROY: 2003, 2004, 2007

KAMI SEMICK UROY: 2008, 2009

When I think back to 2008 and 2009, here are the things that stand out the most: the ease of running, the joy that comes from a hard, sweaty effort and my North Face teammate, Nikki Kimball. Was I focused on achieving UROY in those years? To be honest, I don’t think so. Why? Because UROY is a subjective award. How is a 24-hour effort around the track comparable with a 100k romp in the hills? Personally, I am driven by objective goals: pace, time and finish place. Those were easier to plan, practice and achieve. Let others decide what is a good performance or string of performances. Although I acknowledged the achievement of UROY, it’s not on my recall list when I think back to my best years of running. I…

KAMI SEMICK UROY: 2008, 2009

ELLIE GREENWOOD UROY: 2011, 2012, 2014

One thing I love about running is that the best performance of the day wins. Sure, sometimes it might be luck that another runner is ill or luck that you didn’t follow the lead pack the wrong way on a 2-mile detour, but ultimately running is really very fair – same start line, same finish line, use your smarts and your fitness to see who can get from point A to point B in the least amount of time. I would never have taken up a sport like figure skating (admittedly for a myriad of reasons) where a panel of judges rank athletes based on their perception of an individual’s performance – that’s far too wishy-washy for me. So, why then, do I feel truly honored to have won UROY…

ELLIE GREENWOOD UROY: 2011, 2012, 2014

DAVE MACKEY UROY: 2011

Being named 2011 UltraRunner of the Year was a once-in-a-lifetime honor that, as years go by, has increased in value. Looking back at the ballot after 10 years, I had set records at Bandera and Waldo 100Ks, and won American River 50, Dick Collins 50, Miwok 100K and finished eighth at Western States. I DNF’d at the UROC 100K due to a bout with bronchitis. Years earlier, in the 2004 voting, I was second by only a few points to Scott Jurek. But I didn’t pay attention back then as I was focused on USATF and the old Montrail Cup Series races, and didn’t even know about UROY until after it was published. Racing was about racing and training hard, but connecting with the ultrarunning community at events was just…

DAVE MACKEY UROY: 2011

MAGDALENA BOULET UROY: 2015

During my first full year as an ultrarunner in 2014, I finished three 50-mile races and three 50ks. I remember feeling great physically, so at the end of the year I committed myself to a more ambitious schedule for 2015. My curiosity was sparked by how my body would respond to running 100 miles in one day. While the North American UROY award was a great honor and a humbling experience for me, it wasn’t something I set out to accomplish in 2015. The main goal for the year was to stand on the start line of the WSER with runners whom I had admired for years. I had experienced Western States (WSER) as a pacer and a crew member, and I knew deep inside that I really wanted to experience…

MAGDALENA BOULET UROY: 2015

CHASING GOLDEN HOUR FINISHES

AFTER COMPLETING HIS 25TH WESTERN STATES ENDURANCE RUN IN 2006. Tim Twietmeyer knew he was satisfied with pinning on a number. Along with joining the Western States Board in 2007, he also wanted to give back as much as he could to runners of the historic 100-miler. “All I’d known at the race was running,” Twietmeyer said during lottery week for the 2022 race, in its 48th year. “I came back in 2007 and was wandering around, looking for a way to get involved,” he said. On Saturday, June 23, 2007, he started out by handing finishers their medals late into the night and early the next morning, but then as the sun started to rise, he decided that he wanted to run backward on the course to see what was happening at…

CHASING GOLDEN HOUR FINISHES

2021 THE YEAR IN REVIEW

The votes are in! JIM WALMSLEY of Flagstaff, Arizona, and COURTNEY DAUWALTER of Leadville, Colorado, have repeated as North American UltraRunners of the Year. For Walmsley, it is the fifth straight time for this honor, making him the most decorated male in the 40-year history of the award. Tom Johnson and Scott Jurek have won the award four times each… Walmsley still has some work to do, though. Ann Trason won UROY 12 times, including a remarkable 11 years in a row… He won handily, receiving 34 of 38 first-place votes… Walmsley also won the Performance of the Year with his 6:09:26 100k American Record at January’s Carbon X 2 Invitational in Phoenix… That time was agonizingly close to the World Record, missing it by a mere 12 seconds. (Parenthetically,…

2021 THE YEAR IN REVIEW

2021 WOMEN’S ULTRARUNNERS OF THE YEAR*

Also receiving votes: Marisa Lizak, CA, 58; Keely Henninger, OR, 50; Rachel Spaulding, VA, 46; Leah Yingling, UT, 37; Mindy Coolman, NE, 28; Stefanie Flippin, CO, 26; Hillary Allen, CO, 22, Lotti Zeiler, TX, 21; Kristina Randrup, WA, 21; Sarah Biehl, OH, 17; Micah Morgan, AL, 15; Maria Sylte, TX, 14; Taylor Nowlin, WA, 12; Maggie Guterl, CO, 9; Lisa Devona, FL, 8; Stephanie Case, ON/FRA, 8; Rachel Entrekin, CA, 6; Rebecca Windell, WA, 6; Darcy Piceu, CO, 5; Des Linden, MI, 5; Rachel Drake, OR, 4; Alondra Moody, TN, 4; Christi Richards, MT, 4; Beverley Anderson-Abbs, CA, 3; Alissa St. Laurent, AB, 3; Nicole Monette, MI, 3; Emily Caldwell, CO, 2; Kaci Lickteig, NE, 2. *Number of first-place votes in parentheses…

2021 WOMEN’S ULTRARUNNERS OF THE YEAR*

2021 MEN’S ULTRARUNNERS OF THE YEAR*

Also receiving votes: Cody Lind, ID, 54; Mario Mendoza, OR, 37; Zach Bitter, AZ, 36; Zack Beavin, KY, 19; Drew Holmen, CO, 18; Michael McKnight, UT, 17; Tim Tollefson, CA, 15; Paul Young, WA, 14; Mark Hammond, UT, 12; Michael Dubova, VA, 11; Adrian Macdonald, CO, 11; Dylan Bowman, OR, 10; Cory Lodgson, NE, 10; Caleb Brown, CA, 8; Rajpaul Pannu, CO, 7; Scott Traer, MA, 7; Dave Stevens, BC, 6; Taggart VanEtten, IL, 4; Jeff Mogavero, MT, 4; Gabe Joyes, WY, 3; Joe Fejes, SC, 3; Eric LiPuma, VT, 3; Reed Breuer, CA, 2; David Laney, OR, 2; Preston Cates, CO, 1; Jacob Jackson, CA, 1. *Number of first-place votes in parentheses…

2021 MEN’S ULTRARUNNERS OF THE YEAR*

2021 WOMEN’S PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*

Also receiving votes: Rachel Spaulding, Hellgate 100k, 17; Stephanie Case, Tor de Glaciers 450k, 11; Brittany Peterson, Black Canyon 100k, 10; Sarah Cummings, JFK 50 mile, 10; Annie Hughes, Moab 240 mile, 9; Stefanie Flippin, Tunnel Hill 100, 8; Courtney Dauwalter, San Juan Solstice 50 mile, 7; Hillary Allen, Madeira Island Ultra-Trail 115k, 7; Sarah Biehl, Promise Land 50k, 5; Harita Davies, Sri Chinmoy 3100 mile, 5; Sally McRae, Badwater 135 mile, 3; Abby Hall, Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix 101k, 3; Addie Bracy, Run Rabbit Run 100 mile, 3; Marisa Lizak, Spartathlon 246k, 3; Maggie Guterl, Cocodona 250 mile, 3; Beverley Anderson-Abbs, Vol State 314 mile, 2; Brittany Peterson, Western States 100, 1; Pam Smith, Desert Solstice 100 mile, 1; Keely Henninger, Peterson Ridge Rumble 40 mile, 1; Emily Lobacz, Flagstaff Stagecoach 100…

2021 WOMEN’S PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*

2021 MEN’S PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*

Also receiving votes: Dylan Bowman, Hardrock 100, 30; Adam Peterman, Speedgoat 50k, (2) 26; Adam Peterman, JFK 50 mile, 23; David Sinclair, Silver State 50 mile, 13; Bob Hearn, Vol State 314 mile, 9; Jim Walmsley, Ultra Trail Cape Town 100k, 8; Malcolm Richards, Jed Smith 50k, 7; Michael Dubova, Hellgate 100k, 6; Arlen Glick, Burning River 100, 4; David Laney, Desert Solstice 100 mile, 4; Arlen Glick, Javelina 100 mile, 4; John Herrick, High Lonesome 100, 3; Anthony Costales, The Canyons 100k, 3; Max King, Eucher Bar Massacre, 50 mile, 3; Adrian Macdonald, Leadville Trail 100, 3; Phil Young, Tunnel Hill 100, 3; Rajpaul Pannu, Carbon X 2 100k, 3; Michael McKnight, Moab 240 mile, 2; Chris Roberts, Big’s Backyard, 2; Mario Mendoza, Lake Sonoma 50 mile, 2; Taggart…

2021 MEN’S PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*

2021 WOMEN’S AGE GROUP PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*

Also receiving votes: Jian Springer, Desert Solstice 24-hour (1), 49; Luanne Park, Quicksilver 100k, 21; Eldrith Gosney, Headlands 50 mile, 19; Barbara Ashe, Dam Yeti 50 mile, 18; Suzanna Bon, High Lonesome 100, 17; Karen Bonnett-Natraj, Javelina 100 (1), 15; Jian Springer, Kodiak 100, 15; Jian Springer, Bulldog 50k, 8; Karen Bonnett-Natraj, American River 50 mile (1), 7; Karen Bonnett-Natraj, Flagstaff Stagecoach 100 mile, 5; Janice O’Grady, Heartland 50 mile, 3; Pamela Chapman-Markle, Daytona 100, 2; Karen Bonnett-Natraj, Rio Del Lago 100, 1. *Number of first-place votes in parentheses…

2021 WOMEN’S AGE GROUP PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*

2021 MEN’S AGE GROUP PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*

Also receiving votes: David Jones, Tunnel Hill 100 (1), 49; Scott Mills, Hardrock 100 (2), 46; Joe Fejes, Six Days in the Dome 6-day (2), 32; Bill Dickey, Six Days in the Dome 6-day (1), 32; Ruperto Romero, Sean O’Brien 100k (2), 23; Jeff Browning, Mogollon 100 (2), 20; Larry Stephens, Jackpot 100, 16; Larry Stephens, Grand Masters 50 mile, 9; Terry Gardiner, Moab 240 mile, 9; Nick Bassett, Lean Horse 100 mile, 8; Denis Trafecanty, Javelina 100k, 8; Roy Pirrung, Jackpot 100 mile, 7; Ian Maddieson, Umstead 100 mile, 5; David Jones, Badwater 135 mile, 5; Gregory Howe, Autumn Leaves 50k, 3; Gene Dykes, Grand Master 100k, 3; Kuni Yamagata, Western States 100, 3; Alexander Hetherington, Dahlgren Heritage Trail 50k, 2; Bob Hearn, Spartathlon 245k, 2; Jeff Browning, Blood…

2021 MEN’S AGE GROUP PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*

ULTRARUNNER OF THE YEAR: JIM WALMSLEY

Boasting a new American Record in the 100k to start the year in January, his third consecutive win at the world’s most prestigious 100-mile race, Western States, in June, and finishing the season off with a new a win and course record at Ultra-Trail Cape Town (UTCT), the 2021 men’s UltraRunner of the Year award comes as little surprise. Jim Walmsley has now won five consecutive UROYs, becoming the first five-time men’s winner since the award began in 1981, breaking Tom Johnson’s four-year streak from 1994 to 1997, and also separating himself from Scott Jurek who won it four times in the early 2000s. “It’s nice because it’s kind of acknowledging diversity amongst races and putting together a whole calendar instead of just one particular race,” Walmsley said as he reminisced…

ULTRARUNNER OF THE YEAR: JIM WALMSLEY

ULTRARUNNER OF THE YEAR: COURTNEY DAUWALTER

A Minnesota Nordic skier at heart, this year’s women’s UltraRunner of the Year for the third consecutive season wishes winter would arrive soon at her home in Leadville, Colorado. She wants to get on her sticks. At the same time, she’s just as content to let the body and mind rest, knowing it’s been a long season. “I do skate skiing in the winter whenever I feel like it, or when the snow is good, and I don’t worry too much about the tradeoff between them (running and skiing),” Courtney Dauwalter said from her home at 10,000-feet surrounded by her proverbial backyard, the Rocky Mountains. Her mature yet always playful nature has continued to blossom in her new hometown, after relocating from Golden in 2019. “In the past couple years,…

ULTRARUNNER OF THE YEAR: COURTNEY DAUWALTER

MELTZER’S MILESTONE: TWO CONSECUTIVE DECADES OF 100-MILE WINS

KEEPING RACE LOGISTICS SIMPLE AND CONTROLLING WHAT HE CAN IS SOMETHING KARL MELTZER HAS DONE THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE 25-YEAR ULTRARUNNING CAREER, and he’s confident it’s the best approach to racing, “I think, in general, keeping it simple is the most effective for anyone, whether you are a beginner or top pro. The more you think about it, the more stressful it can become.” After a tumultuous season that saw Meltzer staring down the final month of the year without a 100-mile race win under his belt, he’s happy with how it turned out despite the setbacks. Meltzer, 54, from Sandy, Utah, won the Beast of the East 100 on December 11 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, by nearly three hours in 21:42:13, and his 20th consecutive year with a 100-mile win. He had…

MELTZER’S MILESTONE: TWO CONSECUTIVE DECADES OF 100-MILE WINS

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