Brian Rusiecki photo by Bobby Gill
Brian Rusiecki
Brian Rusiecki finished sixth in the voting. The South Deerfield, Massachusetts based electrical engineer set a new course record in winning the Vermont 100 and won the Bull Run Run 50 for the third straight year. He also showed off his mountain skills by placing in the top 20 at UTMB and capped a very busy year by placing second at Mountain Masochist.
2014 Race Results
| Race | Time | Place |
| Leatherwood 50 Mile | 8:01:09 | 1 |
| Bull Run Run 50 Mile | 6:36:56 | 1 |
| The North Face Bear Mtn 50 Mile | 7:35:28 | 5 |
| Massanutten 100 Mile | 19:06:09 | 2 |
| Cayuga Trail 50 Mile | 8:00:00 | 11 |
| Manitou Revenge 54 Mile | 11:19:18 | 3 |
| Vermont 100 Mile | 14:47:35 | 1 |
| UTMB 103 Mile | 23:52:46 | 19 |
| Pisgah Mountain 50K | 3:57:38 | 1 |
| Grindstone 100 Mile | 19:08:01 | 2 |
| Mountain Masochist 50 Mile | 7:20:59 | 2 |
Pam Smith photo courtesy irunfar
Pam Smith
Pam Smith is the number six woman in this year’s balloting. A physician from Salem, Oregon, Smith backed up her fourth place finish at Western States with a course record win at the Angeles Crest 100 Mile a mere four weeks later. She then switched to the roads, placing tenth in the World 100K Championships in Qatar, scoring for the bronze medal winning US team.
2014 Race Results
| Race | Time | Â Overall Place | Female Place |
| Mad City 100K | 7:47:51 | 7 | 1 |
| Western States 100 Mile | 19:10:42 | 28 | 4 |
| Angeles Crest 100 Mile | 21:04:18 | 6 | 1 |
| Autumn Leaves 50K | 4:05:04 | 3 | 1 |
| IAU World 100K Championships | 7:59:11 | 61 | 10 |