Courtney Dauwalter
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Courtney Dauwalter (born February 13, 1985) is an American ultramarathon runner.[1] She finished the Moab 240 race in 2 days, 9 hours, and 59 minutes, faster than any of the men in the pack and beating the second-place finisher by more than 10 hours.[2]
Ultra-distance running
2016-2018. In 2016, Dauwalter set the record on the Javelina Jundred 100K and won the Run Rabbit Run 100-mile race 75 minutes ahead of second place. She also won the 2017 Run Rabbit Run during which she battled temporary blindness for the final 12 miles, a tough, technical part of the trail with rocks, turns, and obstacles.[3]
In 2018, she won the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, with a finishing time 17 h 27 min. Dauwalter competed in the Big Dog's Backyard Ultra in 2018, finishing 2nd overall and completing a total of 67 laps, setting the women's record at 279.268 miles.
2019. In 2019, she was first woman in the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in a time of 24 h 34 min. [4]
References
- ^ Byerly, Rebecca (December 8, 2018). "The gruelling sport in which women appear to hold a psychological edge". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Rojek, Taylor (2018-08-03). "There's No Stopping Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter". Runners World.
- ^ Schranz, Eric (2017-09-15). "Courtney Dauwalter | Blind Perseverance at RRR100". Ultrarunnerpodcast.
- ^ "Big Dog Backyard Ultra: The Last Man Standing". YouTube. 2018-11-13.
https://www.wser.org/results/2018-results/