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Courtney Olsen is the 6th-ranked woman in the 2024 UROY voting. Olsen’s superlative year included a new world best for 50 miles, with a 5:31:56 clocking at Tunnel Hill and a third-place finish at the highly competitive Comrades Marathon (54 miles) in South Africa. She also placed 10th at the IAU World 100k Championships in India. Olsen lives in Bellingham, Washington, with her husband, Matthew.
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Caleb Olson placed 6th among the men in the 2024 UROY voting. His busy year included eight ultra finishes, including a 14:40:12 fifth-place finish at Western States—the fastest ever debut time at the venerable event. Olson grew up in the Seattle area and now lives in Draper, Utah.
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Jim Walmsley is ranked 7th in the 2024 UROY voting. His only ultra finish this year was at Western States, where he won while posting the second-fastest time in the 51-year history of the race, behind only his own course record. He was leading at UTMB when he aggravated a knee injury and was forced to drop. Walmsley has won UROY six times, more than any other man. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, with his wife, Jessica Brazeau.
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Mary Denholm comes in 7th among the women for 2024. She won the Leadville Trail 100, posting the second-fastest time in race history, behind only Ann Trason’s 1994 course record. She also won the Leadville Silver Rush 50 and placed second at the JFK 50. An attorney by training, she is now a full-time run coach at Lift Run Perform. She is originally from Maryland and now lives in Erie, Colorado.
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This week’s ultramarathon race calendar includes Bandera, HAROC (Hanging Rock Challenge), Avalon Benefit, and Frozen Gnome.
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The Snowdrop ULTRA 55 Hour Race and Relay in Missouri City, Texas, is a fundraiser for the Snowdrop Foundation, which supports pediatric cancer research and provides college scholarships to pediatric cancer survivors.