Katie Asmuth
Katie Asmuth missed the second half of 2022 after surgery to repair a broken navicular bone in her foot. She didn’t start running again until January 2023, but still finished third at both Way Too Cool and Gorge Waterfalls, then raced to a strong fourth-place finish at Western States. A nurse practitioner, Asmuth lives in Mammoth Lakes, California, with her husband, Pete, and two sons. – John Medinger. Photo: Mike McMonagle
2023 Race Results
| Event | Result | GP | OP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western States | 17:21:06 | 4 | 22 |
| Way Too Cool | 4:07:10 | 3 | 14 |
| Gorge Waterfalls | 4:52:41 | 3 | 19 |
Jonathan Rea
Jonathan Rea is the eighth-ranked male for 2023. He set a course record at the Javelina Jundred in October and also placed fourth at the highly-competitive Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix (CCC) 100k in the Alps. A climate scientist when he’s not running, Jon lives in Boulder, Colorado. – John Medinger. Photo: Howie Stern
2023 Race Results
| Event | Result | GP | OP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western States | 16:38:33 | 15 | 14 |
| CCC (Italy) | 10:43:51 | 4 | 4 |
| Behind the Rocks | 3:51:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Running Up for Air | 35.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Desert RATS | 3:41:28 | 2 | 2 |
| Javelina | 12:43:10 | 1 | 1 |
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