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Kimball and Rusiecki named #9 UltraRunners of the Year

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Nikki Kimball

Nikki Kimball

Nikki Kimball

Nikki Kimball of Bozeman, Montana checks in at number nine. Kimball, a physical therapist, is a three-time Ultra Runner of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007) and remains highly competitive, finishing second in four of the five races she ran in 2013 – including the highly-competitive Western States 100 and Run Rabbit Run 100. Kimball was also the women’s winner at The North Face Challenge 50K in Colombia.

2013 Race Results

Place Female Place Time Event Distance (miles)
12 2 7:04:07 Angels Staircase 37.3
8 2 20:59:13 Run Rabbit Run – Hare 100
31 2 9:57:20 TNF Challenge – Bear Mtn 50
2 1 4:52:39 TNF Challenge – Colombia 31
14 2 19:21:43 Western States 100
Brian Rusiecki

Brian Rusiecki

Brian Rusiecki

Brian Rusiecki, winner of four races during the year, is the number nine male. Rusiecki is an electrical engineer and lives in South Deerfield, Massachusetts with his wife Amy, who is also a top ultra runner. He completed an impressive ten ultras in 2013, winning the Cascade Crest Classic 100 Mile and the Mountain Masochist 50. He also won the Bull Run Run 50 Mile for the second straight year.

2013 Race Results

Place Time Event Distance (miles)
2 4:53:54 Bimblers Bluff 31
1 6:18:41 Bull Run Run 50
1 18:44:44 Cascade Crest 100
4 7:06:00 Cayuga Trails 50
1 7:09:18 Mountain Masochist 50
5 6:55:22 Nueces 50
1 6:30:30 Pineland Trail 50
2 7:19:19 TNF Challenge – Bear Mtn 50
5 16:05:11 Vermont 100
2 6:33:43 Vermont 50

 

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