David Laney
David Laney is the men’s Ultra Runner of the Year for 2015. Laney won both the Chuckanut 50K and the Bandera 100K, and finished third at UTMB – posting the fastest time ever for an American man at Europe’s top ultra. He rounded out a highly varied year of racing with a top-10 finish at Western States and strong placing at the IAU World Trail Championships in France. Laney grew up in Portland, Oregon and led Southern Oregon State University to the team title at the NAIA Cross Country Championships in 2010, before making his ultra debut in 2013. He currently lives in Ashland, Oregon.
2015 Race Results
| Race | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|
| UTMB – France | 21:59:42 | 3 |
| Western States | 17:01:37 | 8 |
| Bandera | 8:35:46 | 1 |
| IAU World Trail – France | 9:02:44 | 12 |
| Chuckanut | 3:40:20 | 1 |
| Gorge Waterfalls | DNF |
Magdalena Boulet
Magdalena Boulet is the women’s Ultra Runner of the Year for 2015. Boulet’s spectacular year included six ultra wins, including the Western States 100, the Chuckanut 50K, and the UROC 100K. Boulet was born in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland, became a U.S. citizen in 2001, and earned a spot on the US Olympic team in the marathon in 2008. She lives in Oakland, California where she is Vice President of Innovation, Research and Development for GU Energy Labs.
2015 Race Results
| Race | Time | Place | Gender Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western States | 19:05:21 | 20 | 1 |
| CCC – France | 14:02:47 | 17 | 2 |
| The Canyons | 11:32:27 | 3 | 1 |
| Sean O’Brien | 9:51:27 | 7 | 1 |
| Diablo Trails Challenge | 4:34:22 | 2 | 1 |
| Chuckanut | 4:13:44 | 10 | 1 |
| UROC | 10:03:29 | 5 | 1 |
| TNF-SF | DNF |
2 Comments
Ultrarunning you missed one for your top ten: Kathleen Cusick
Fort Clinch 100 – 1st place
Massanutten 100- 1st place
Eastern States 100- 1st place
Pine Creek 100- 1st place (1st overall)
Cloudsplitter 100- 1st place
Old Dominion 100- 1st place
Vermont 100- 2nd place
Pinhoti 100- 2nd place
Tuessey Mountain 50- 3rd place
Bull Run 50- 3rd place
Stone Mill 50- 3rd place
Hellgate 100k- 3rd place
Cusick did indeed have a fine year, and she ended up 13th in the voting.