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Race Resume

While I've been hiking and climbing for many years, my running career has been a short and intense one. I ran cross country during high school (1996-1999), though only part-time. Through college I ran sporadically, competing in a few local 5K races. During the summer of 2005 I met a man named Jeff Kozak, a cook and ultra runner at the Rock Creek Lodge in the Eastern Sierras. Jeff introduced me to the fantastic world of ultra trail running, something the greatly intrigued me. Ultra marathoning combines long distance hiking with trail running, taking athletes through forests, over mountains, and through some of the most beautiful country America has to offer. In 2006 I began training for my first 50mile race, the Bishop High Sierra 50miler, running a mixture of trails, roads, and beach locally around San Diego. With the assistance of the McNew clan and the wonderful participants of the BHS50 I completed my first ultra marathon, and have been hooked since.

Now I regularly compete in ultramarathons throughout the Western US, but my true love still lies in the mountains. Heading out on long mountain runs, up 14ers, along 3 day backpacking routes, and into the depths of the wilderness. The past few years I have learned about my personal training regimen, proper hydration, salt intake, fueling, keeping my body healthy, and pacing for races of all distances. Starting March 1st, 2010 I'm taking my show on the road back East for the next two years. I'll be trying my hand at some East Coast Ultras for a bit and finally running the Western States 100 in 2010.

Click Here to be linked to a more comprehensive list of upcoming ultramarathons in the Colorado, Utah, Wyoming region.

Here you can find TOPO! files for various ultra races, all of these are hand drawn based off race descriptions(.tpo files). Angeles Crest 100, Bishop High Sierra 50, Hardrock 100, Leadville 100, Moab Red Hot 50K, San Juan Solstice.

Another project of mine has been mapping the local Fort Collins trails with my GPS. I have trail maps for Entire Foothills Trail, Dixon Lake Trails, Reservoir Ridge Trails, Devils Backbone/Coyote Ridge Trails.


Personal Records

5K: 19min5sec, 2005 La Jolla Shores 5K
10K: 48min41sec, 2008 Crazy Legs 10K+
Half Marathon: 1h30min38sec, 2006 La Jolla Half Marathon
Marathon: 4h5min, 2008 Laramie Double
50K: 4h46min, 2007 Greenland 50K
50miles: 8h19min, 2009 24h Boulder
100miles: 25h49min18sec, 2008 Angeles Crest 100

Upcoming Races

Philadelphia 100, April 3rd, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
Bear Mountain 50, May 8th, 2010, Bear Mountain, NY
Western States 100!, June 26th, 2010, Squaw Valley, CA
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Race Results

Ultra Marathon Race Time Overall Place Division Place Photos From the Race
2006 La Jolla Half Marathon 1h 30min 38sec 78th 6th Male 20-25 None
2006 Bishop High Sierra 50 Miler 10h 28min 41sec 20th 2nd Male 20-29 Bishop 50 Miler Photos
2007 Greenland 50K 4h 46min 49sec 12th 1st Male 20-29 Greenland 50K Photos
2007 San Juan Solstice 50 Miler 11h 58min 50sec 32nd 7th Male 25-29 San Juan Solstice Photos
2007 Leadville Trail 100 28h 55min 57sec 153rd 13th Male 25-29 Leadville 100 Photos
2007 Rodeo Beach 50K 4h 58min 15sec 6th 1st Male <30 Rodeo Beach 50K Photos
2008 Moab Red Hot 50K+ 5h 22min 8sec 28th 17th Male <40 Moab Red Hot 50K Photos
2008 Spring Desert Ultra 10h 36min 46sec 15th 5th Male <35 Spring Desert 50miler Photos
2008 Inaggural Crazy Legs 10K+ 48min 41sec 2nd 2nd Male None
2008 Laramie Double Marathon 8h53min 4th 3rd male Laramie Double Photos
2008 San Juan Solstice 11h28min09sec 27th ?? San Juan Solstice Report(link to photos)
2008 Angeles Crest 100 25h49min18sec 22th 1st male <30 Angeles Crest Report(link to photos)
2008 Rodeo Beach 50K 4h47min14sec 3rd 1st male <30 None
2009 Moab Red Hot 50K+ 5h16min13sec 19th 12th male <40 Moab Red Hot Photos
2009 Horsetooth Half Marathon 1h32min10sec as Michelle Bell 37th 3rd Male 25-29 None
2009 Golden Gate Dirty Thirty 50K 5h57min32sec 4th 1st Snowshoe Dirty Thirty 50K Photos
2009 24h Boulder 64.3miles 16h51min Tie 9th NA None


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