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Alex Varner photo by Matt Trappe

Varner and Kimball named #10 2014 UltraRunners of the Year

UltraRunning Magazine 12/23/2014
UltraRunning Magazine 12/23/2014
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We start our countdown with the tenth ranked runners for 2014.

Alex Varner photo by Matt Trappe

Alex Varner photo by Matt Laye

Alex Varner

Alex Varner of Mill Valley, California checks in at our number 10 runner. Varner ran four races – all of them large, highly competitive events – and placed highly in all. Varner, who has an MBA from the University of North Carolina, works as the Director of Research for an investment firm in San Francisco.

2014 Race Results

Race Time Place
Way Too Cool 50K 3:17:04 2
Lake Sonoma 50 Mile 6:24:04 4
Western States 100 Mile 15:53:42 7
The North Face 50 Mile 6:14:06 3

 


Nikki Kimball photo by Dee Metrick

Nikki Kimball photo by Dee Metrick

Nikki Kimball

Nikki Kimball of Bozeman, Montana is our tenth ranked female. Kimball, a physical therapist, won the Marathon des Sables, a 7-day 155-mile stage race in Morocco and also won the Run Rabbit Run 100 Miler in Colorado. Kimball is a three-time Ultra Runner of the Year (2003, 2004 and 2007); this is the 12th consecutive year she has been ranked in the top 10.

2014 Race Results

Race Time  Overall Place Female Place
Marathon des Sables 29:04:49 31 1
Silver State 50 Mile 8:53:29 6 1
Western States 100 Mile 19:51:31 39 5
Run Rabbit Run 100 Mile 21:14:36 10 1

 

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