Famous ultramarathon runners

• Men

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• Andy Jones
• Dr. Bernd Heinrich, US 100m track record holder (12:27:01), naturalist
• Bruce Fordyce, nine time Comrades Marathon winner; African 100K record holder (6:25:07)
• Cavin Woodward
• Cliff Young, former winner Westfield Sydney to Melbourne; holds numerous world age records
• Constantin Santalov
• Dave Warady, winner of the inaugural Trans-America Footrace
• Dick Collins
• Don Choi, modern six day race pioneer
• Don Ritchie
• Gordy Ansleigh, Western States pioneer, 'inventor' of the trail ultramarathon
• Jean-Paul Praet, European 100k record holder (6:15:30)
• Jesper Olsen, has run around the world in 22 months (2004-'05); won the Australian 6-days race (2004)
• Malcolm Campbell
• Oleg Kharitonov, 100 mile track world record holder
• Rae Clark, holds US records for 24 hours (165.3 miles, 1990) and 100 mile road (12.12.19)
• Rimas Jakelaitis, champion multi-day race runner
• Scott Jurek, seven time Western States winner and record holder (15:36:27), and two time Badwater Ultra winner and record holder (24:36)
• Serge Girard, trans-continental runner
• Takahiro Sunada, 100k world record holder: 6:13:33 set in Tokyo, 1998
• Ted Corbitt, "father of American ultrarunning"; 1952 US Olympic team member; former American world record holder at various distances
• Tim Twietmeyer, five time Western States winner, 25-time Western States finisher Interview
• Yiannis Kouros, multi-day race legend, holder of numerous world records and world bests from 24 hours to 1,000m
• Karl Meltzer
• Dean Karnazes Author of Ultramarathon Man
• Scot Jurek 7 time winner of Western States and former holder of the US 24 hour track record.
• Mike Morton Current holder of the US 24 hour track record.</sort2>

• Women<sort2>
• Ann Trason, thirteen time Western States winner; holds numerous world records, including 100 mile (13:47:41 1991), 50m (5:40:18, 1991) , and 12 Hours (147.6k, 1991); American 100k record holder (7:00:48)
• Anne Riddle Lundblad, former member, USA World 100k team; 2nd place 2005 World 100K Interview
• Carolyn Hunter-Rowe, multiple world record holder, including track 50K, 30M, 40M; two time World 100K champion
• Dipali Cunningham, champion multi-day race runner
• Hilary Walker
• Edit Berces, world record holder, 24 hour treadmill; holds several Hungarian records
• Eleanor Adams Robinson, female ultrarunning pioneer, holds multiple world records
• Nikki Kimball, 2004 USA Outstanding Female Ultrarunner award winner; former member, USA World 100K team
• Pam Reed, only woman to have won the Badwater Ultramarathon; former member, USA 24 hour team
• Rosie Swale-Pope, Round-the-world runner, started late 2003 in the UK, reached Alaska in 2005, continuing.
• Sandra Barwick, world record holder, 6 day track
• Suprabha Beckjord 3100 mile race record holder
• Tomoe Abe, 100k female world record holder (6:33:11)</sort2>