2016 top graded ultra running performances

Updated 1/8/17

We have listed the top graded performances for each commonly run ultra distance. These rankings are determined by using the Comparative Difficulty Ratios developed by Gary Wang at RealEndurance.com. In his analysis Wang compares times from runners who ran multiple events within the same year to determine a score for each event. Using this approach we can make a relative assessment for courses of widely varying difficulty. Some smaller events are not included as there was insufficient data for Wang to develop a reliable score.

100 Mile (Male)

1	Jason Schlarb, 38, CO	22:58:28	Hardrock	1
2	Zach Bitter, 29, CA	11:40:55	2015 Desert Solstice	0.994
3	Zach Bitter, 30, CA	13:30:28	Javelina	0.991
4	Alex Nichols, 31, CO	17:57:33	Run Rabbit Run	0.986
5	Andrew Miller, 20, OR	15:39:36	Western States	0.975
6	Ian Sharman, 35, OR	16:22:39	Leadville Trail	0.97
7	Jeff Browning, 44, OR	25:42:03	Hardrock	0.957
8	Jeff Browning, 44, OR	21:22:49	HURT	0.928
9	Jeff Browning, 44, OR	16:30:40	Western States	0.925
10	Mark Hammond, 31, UT	19:19:20	Run Rabbit Run	0.917
11	Kyle Curtin, 29, CO	19:27:04	Run Rabbit Run	0.911
12	Ian Sharman, 35, OR	13:45:03	Rocky Raccoon	0.911
13	Gary Robbins, 39, BC	21:55:19	HURT	0.906
14	Ian Sharman, 35, OR	16:55:11	Western States	0.902
15	Jeff Browning, 44, OR	19:38:48	Run Rabbit Run	0.902
16	Chris Mocko, 30, CA	17:01:47	Western States	0.897
17	Brian Rusiecki, 37, MA	19:15:14	Massanutten	0.896
18	Kyle Pietari, 29, MA	17:05:01	Western States	0.894
19	David Riddle, 35, OH	16:24:15	Pinhoti	0.894
20	Ryan Ghelfi, 28, OR	18:28:20	Pine to Palm	0.893
21	Christopher Denucci, 36, CA	17:07:57	Western States	0.891
22	Ryan Weibel, 43, CA	19:33:30	The Bear	0.89
23	Jesse Haynes, 43, CA	17:12:30	Western States	0.887
24	Sage Canaday, 30, CO	17:16:00	Western States	0.884
25	Chikara Omine, 34, CA	16:56:31	Headlands	0.883

100 Mile (Female)

1	Gina Slaby, 35, WA	13:45:49	Desert Solstice	1
2	Pam Smith, 41, OR	14:09:48	Dawn to Dusk to Dawn	0.972
3	Kaci Lickteig, 29, NE	17:57:59	Western States	0.958
4	Kaci Lickteig, 30, NE	20:27:57	The Bear	0.95
5	Sabrina Little, 29, TX	14:55:50	Rocky Raccoon	0.945
6	Clare Gallagher, 24, CO	19:00:27	Leadville	0.941
7	Katalin Nagy, 36, FL	14:41:59	2015 Desert Solstice	0.936
8	Courtney Dauwalter, 31, CO	21:23:37	Run Rabbit Run	0.933
9	Amy Sproston, 42, OR	18:54:44	Western States	0.91
10	Ashley Nordell, 36, OR	21:38:43	Bighorn	0.898
11	Devon Yanko, 34, CA	19:10:08	Western States	0.898
12	Darcy Piceu, 41, CO	23:15:25	Wasatch Front	0.888
13	Alissa St Laurent, 31, AB	22:38:48	Run Rabbit Run	0.881
14	Bethany Lewis, 38, UT	31:56:35	Hardrock	0.867
15	Jacqueline Merritt, 28, GA	19:04:46	Pinhoti	0.866
16	Nikki Kimball, 45, MT	22:31:12	Bighorn	0.863
17	Nicole Kalogeropoulos, 33, TX	23:10:36	Run Rabbit Run	0.861
18	Denise Bourassa, 46, OR	25:06:57	Istria (Croatia)	0.856
19	Amanda Basham, 26, CO	20:11:39	Western States	0.852
20	Maggie Walsh, 34, CO	21:00:08	Leadville Trail	0.852
21	Traci Falbo, 44, IN	19:16:04	Burning River	0.848
22	Alissa St. Laurent, 31, AB	20:27:11	Western States	0.841
23	Meghan Arbogast, 55, CA	20:30:11	Western States	0.839
24	Silke Koester, 33, CO	23:10:53	Bighorn	0.839
25	Hannah Green, 25, CO	24:48:06	Wasatch Front	0.832

100K (Female)

1	Camille Herron, 34, OK	9:37:42	UROC	1
2	Cassie Scallon, 33, CO	9:19:46	Bandera	0.958
3	Magdalena Boulet, 42, CA	10:58:03	The Canyons	0.941
4	Amy Sproston, 42, OR	10:09:34	Black Canyon	0.897
5	Liza Howard, 43, TX	10:00:17	Bandera	0.894
6	Jodee Adams-Moore, 33, WA	10:27:58	Gorge Waterfalls	0.887
7	Pam Smith, 41, OR	7:56:48	IAU World 100K	0.887
8	Meghan Arbogast, 55, CA	7:58:21	IAU World 100K	0.884
9	Courtney Dauwalter, 31, CO	8:48:25	Javelina	0.879
10	Amanda Basham, 26, CO	10:34:10	Gorge Waterfalls	0.878

100K (Male)

1	Sage Canaday, 30, CO	7:52:26	Black Canyon	1
2	Jim Walmsley, 25, AZ	7:46:37	Bandera	0.998
3	Geoffrey Burns, 25, MI	6:30:37	Mad City	0.992
4	Patrick Reagan, 29, GA	6:35:42	IAU World 100K	0.989
5	Geoffrey Burns, 25, MI	6:38:33	IAU World 100K	0.982
6	Charlie Ware, 30, AZ	8:41:20	Black Canyon	0.97
7	Patrick Reagan, 29, GA	6:35:36	Mad City	0.965
8	Paddy O’Leary, 28, CA	9:35:40	The Canyons	0.962
9	Chris Mocko, 29, CA	8:48:16	Black Canyon	0.958
10	Chikara Omine, 31, CA	6:48:48	IAU World 100K	0.957

50 Mile (Male)

1	Jim Walmsley, 26, AZ	6:00:52	Lake Sonoma	1
2	Zach Miller, 28, CO	5:56:03	TNF-San Francisco	0.994
3	Jim Walmsley, 26, AZ	5:21:28	JFK	0.991
4	Hayden Hawks, 25, UT	5:58:07	TNF – San Francisco	0.988
5	Chikara Omine, 33, CA	5:57:12	Ruth Anderson	0.966
6	Tim Freriks, 25, AZ	6:17:58	Lake Sonoma	0.955
7	David Laney, 28, OR	6:15:16	TNF – San Francisco	0.948
8	Mario Mendoza, 30, OR	6:30:44	Lake Sonoma	0.924
9	Dylan Bowman, 30, CA	6:31:00	Lake Sonoma	0.923
10	Jorge Maravilla, 39, CA	6:23:43	TNF-San Francisco	0.922
11	Tyler Sigl, 30, WI	6:44:12	Cayuga Trails	0.875
12	Daniel Metzger, 22, CA	6:37:23	Lake Sonoma	0.908
13	Anthony Kunkel, 24, CO	5:52:07	JFK	0.904
14	Dakota Jones, 25, CO	7:31:09	Squamish	0.902
15	Alex Nichols, 31, CO	6:33:43	TNF-San Francisco	0.899
16	Sage Canaday, 30, CO	6:35:52	TNF-San Francisco	0.894
17	Jared Burdick, 29, NY	6:55:50	Cayuga Trails	0.851
18	Erik Sorenson, 30, CA	6:38:43	TNF-San Francisco	0.887
19	David Riddle, 34, OH	7:28:34	Georgia Jewel	0.887
20	Paddy O’Leary, 28, CA	6:39:19	TNF-San Francisco	0.886
21	Coree Woltering, 26, IL	5:30:15	Tunnel Hill	0.884
22	Ryan Smith, 36, CO	7:20:27	Quad Rock	0.884
23	Brian Rusiecki, 37, MA	7:11:51	TNF – Bear Mtn	0.881
24	Brian Condon, 31, CO	6:42:43	TNF-San Francisco	0.879
25	Matt Flaherty, 30, IN	6:53:34	Lake Sonoma	0.873

50 Mile (Female)

1	Caroline Boller, 42, CA	5:48:01	Brazos Bend	1
2	Magdalena Boulet, 42, CA	7:06:12	TNF-San Francisco	0.992
3	YiOu Wang, 31, CA	7:14:45	Lake Sonoma	0.991
4	Leah Frost, 33, VT	6:23:39	JFK	0.99
5	Kaci Lickteig, 29, NE	7:22:13	Lake Sonoma	0.973
6	Katalin Nagy, 37, FL	6:52:35	Everglades	0.971
7	Caroline Boller, 41, CA	6:32:35	JFK	0.967
8	Anna Mae Flynn, 29, CA	7:28:22	Lake Sonoma	0.96
9	Kaci Lickteig, 29, NE	7:41:54	Silver State	0.959
10	Camille Herron, 34, OK	7:30:09	Lake Sonoma	0.956
11	Annie Jean, 35, QC	7:24:41	TNF-San Francisco	0.949
12	Clare Gallagher, 25, CO	7:25:25	TNF-San Francisco	0.947
13	Sandi Nypaver, 28, CO	7:27:08	TNF–San Francisco	0.943
14	Emily Peterson, 29, CA	7:41:59	Lake Sonoma	0.931
15	Kasie Enman, 37, VT	7:33:59	TNF-San Francisco	0.929
16	Camille Herron, 34, MI	7:36:42	White River	0.924
17	Keely Henninger, 24, OR	7:38:05	TNF-San Francisco	0.921
18	Stephanie Howe Violett, 33, OR	7:42:04	TNF-San Francisco	0.913
19	Megan Kimmel, 36, CO	7:46:34	TNF-San Francisco	0.904
20	Laura Kline, 39, NY	7:47:53	TNF-San Francisco	0.901
21	Megan Digregorio, 28, MD	7:02:01	JFK	0.899
22	Sarah Keyes, 31, NY	7:50:18	TNF-San Francisco	0.897
23	Liz Gleason, 31, VT	7:05:05	JFK	0.893
24	Maggie Walsh, 34, CO	7:52:38	Silver Rush	0.893
25	Hannah Green, 25, CO	9:05:15	Squamish	0.89

50K (Female)

1	Megan Roche, 25, CA	3:42:24	Way Too Cool	1
2	YiOu Wang, 30, CA	3:43:12	Way Too Cool	0.996
3	Magdalena Boulet, 43, CA	4:09:52	Overlook	0.975
4	Megan Roche, 26, CA	4:20:51	Tamalpa Headlands	0.974
5	Kaci Lickteig, 29, NE	4:23:25	Psycho Psummer	0.965
6	Heather Hoescht, 36, PA	4:03:50	Everglades	0.956
7	Kaci Lickteig, 30, NE	3:45:46	GOATz	0.938
8	Emily Peterson, 29, CA	4:22:30	Marin Ultra Challenge	0.928
9	Anna Mae Flynn, 28, CA	3:59:44	Way Too Cool	0.928
10	Caitlin Smith, 35, CA	4:34:06	Tamalpa Headlands	0.927
11	Anna Mae Flynn, 29, CA	4:34:48	Silver State	0.925
12	Ellie Greenwood, 37, BC	4:11:58	Chuckanut	0.924
13	Lindsay Tollefson, 30, CA	4:03:19	Way Too Cool	0.914
14	Lindsay Tollefson, 30, CA	4:15:17	Gold Rush	0.913
15	Lindsay Tollefson, 31, CA	4:39:08	Tamalpa Headlands	0.911
16	Joelle Vaught, 41, ID	4:16:05	Smith Rock Ascent	0.91
17	YiOu Wang, 31, CA	4:16:08	Quicksilver	0.91
18	Emily Peterson, 29, CA	4:41:52	Tamalpa Headlands	0.902
19	Elizabeth Northern, 28, TX	3:21:30	Cowtown	0.893
20	Caitlin Smith, 35, CA	3:34:22	IAU 50K (Qatar)	0.889
21	Caroline Boller, 41, CA	3:22:50	Caumsett	0.888
22	Caroline Boller, 41, CA	3:22:51	Cowtown	0.888
23	Alicia Shay, 33, AZ	4:34:27	Crown King	0.888
24	Anne-Marie Madden, 35, BC	4:22:52	Chuckanut	0.886
25	Sarah Bard, 31, WA	4:25:27	Chuckanut	0.878

50K (Male)

1	Jim Walmsley, 25, AZ	3:49:20	Moab Red Hot	1
2	David Roche, 27, CA	3:19:43	Way Too Cool	0.996
3	Hayden Hawks, 25, UT	5:25:04	Speedgoat	0.991
4	Jim Walmsley, 26, AZ	4:34:07	Franklin Mountain	0.985
5	Jorge Maravilla, 38, CA	3:22:00	Way Too Cool	0.985
6	Alex Nichols, 31, CO	5:27:42	Speedgoat	0.983
7	Zach Bitter, 30, CA	3:41:55	Overlook	0.982
8	Dylan Bowman, 29, CA	3:23:23	Way Too Cool	0.978
9	Cole Watson, 25, OR	3:43:32	TNF – San Francisco	0.975
10	Cody Reed, 25, AZ	3:43:51	Tamalpa Headlands	0.974
11	Morgan Elliott, 24, NC	5:41:24	Flagstaff Sky Race	0.972
12	David Roche, 28, CA	3:44:27	Tamalpa Headlands	0.971
13	Chris Vargo, 34, AZ	3:47:15	Crown King	0.959
14	Paddy O’Leary, 28, CA	3:27:31	Way Too Cool	0.959
15	Daniel Kraft, 27, WA	5:47:18	Flagstaff Sky Race	0.955
16	Tim Tollefson, 31, CA	3:58:51	Silver State	0.952
17	Dylan Bowman, 30, CA	3:48:54	Tamalpa Headlands	0.952
18	Alex Varner, 30, CA	3:29:09	Way Too Cool	0.952
19	Ryan Bak, 35, OR	3:34:08	Flagline Trail Fest	0.952
20	Anthony Kunkel, 24, CO	5:50:08	Flagstaff Sky Race	0.947
21	Mario Mendoza, 30, OR	3:40:06	Chuckanut	0.947
22	Tim Tollefson, 31, CA	4:40:21	The Canyons	0.946
23	Chris Vargo, 34, AZ	4:30:48	Dirty Thirty	0.945
24	Daniel Metzger, 21, CA	3:31:46	Way Too Cool	0.94
25	Brett Hornig, 24, OR	3:32:43	Way Too Cool	0.936

3 comments

GR 01/04/2017 - 6:34 pm

50 Mile (Men) has to be an error – Hayden Hawks ran 5:57 at The North Face – SF behind Zach Miller.

Sean 01/05/2017 - 3:38 pm

Same issue with 50K (Male): 2nd & 3rd places are on the list, but not 1st place Morgan Elliott.

Jackie clark 01/19/2017 - 9:59 pm

Same wth the women’s 100 you have first and third place runner at wasatch but not the second place , Annie Rutledge

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