Zach Miller
Zach Miller of Manitou Springs, Colorado is the third ranked ultra runner for 2016. Miller won the Madera Island 115km race in the spring and then led UTMB, Europe’s most significant ultra, for more than 70 miles, ultimately fading to sixth. In December he beat a stellar field to win The North Face Challenge Championship 50 Miler in Marin County, posting what many consider the best run ever at the event, which has seen too many course modifications over the years for accurate comparisons to be valid.
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2016 Race Results
| Race | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Madera Island (Portugal) | 13:52:17 | 1 |
| UTMB (France) | 22:54:26 | 6 |
| TNF-San Francisco | 5:56:03 | 1 |
Courtney Dauwalter
In her fourth year of running ultras, Courtney Dauwalter blossomed in 2016 into a world-class ultra athlete. The Golden, Colorado-based school teacher won four local events and then ran an impressive 21:23:37 to win the prestigious Run Rabbit Run 100 Mile in September. She followed that up with a 147.49 total at the Desert Solstice 24-hour in December, good for fifth on the all-time U.S. list.
2016 Race Results
| Race | Time | Place | Gender Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run Rabbit Run | 21:23:37 | 8 | 1 |
| Javelina | 8:48:25 | 1 | 1 |
| Hideaway | 5:02:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Continental Divide | 5:03:29 | 3 | 1 |
| San Juan Solstice | 10:52:02 | 24 | 2 |
| FANS | 135.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Collegiate Peaks | 8:48:07 | 11 | 1 |
| Greenland Trail | 5:41:21 | 5 | 1 |
| Vegas Moonlight | 62.64 | 3 | 2 |