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Dylan Bowman photo courtesy The North Face
Dylan Bowman
Dylan Bowman is the fourth ranked runner for 2014. Bowman started the year off with a win at the Sean O’Brien 50 and finished a strong third at Western States. The Mill Valley, California based athlete is sales director for Hypoxico Altitude Training and set an unofficial record with 100 summits of Mount Tamalpais in 2014.
2014 Race Results
| Race | Time | Place |
| TransGrancanaria 125K – Spain | 15:59:13 | 9 |
| Sean O’Brien 50 Mile | 6:23:17 | 1 |
| The North Face Bear Mtn 50 Mile | 6:51:52 | 1 |
| Western States 100 Mile | 15:36:41 | 3 |
| The North Face SF 50 Mile | 6:23:48 | 5 |
Kaci Lickteig photo by Belinda Agamaite
Kaci Lickteig
Fourth in our balloting for women is Kaci Lickteig of Omaha, Nebraska. Lickteig won five races in 2014 and broke the course record at the venerable Ice Age Trail 50. Dubbed the “Pixie Ninja” for her diminutive size and relentlessly competitive nature, Lickteig works as a physical therapist at an Omaha hospital.
2014 Race Results
| Race | Time | Overall Place | Female Place |
| Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile | 15:45:32 | 7 | 2 |
| Lake Sonoma 50 Mile | 7:37:42 | 20 | 3 |
| Ice Age Trail 50 Mile | 6:41:39 | 9 | 1 |
| Western States 100 Mile | 20:07:10 | 40 | 6 |
| Psycho Psummer 50K | 4:14:51 | 2 | 1 |
| The Bear Chase 100K | 8:40:45 | 1 | 1 |
| Market to Market 50K | 3:27:33 | 2 | 1 |
| Javelina Jundred 100 Mile | 15:40:55 | 3 | 1 |