A board of 21 voters from all regions of North America submitted ballots this year.
2007 UltraRunning Magazine’s Runners of the Year
(first place votes in parentheses)

Men
1. Scott Jurek, 34, Seattle, WA (9) 199
2. Karl Meltzer, 40, Sandy, UT (5) 153
3. Kyle Skaggs, 22, Ashland, OR (3) 137
4. Hal Koerner, 31, Ashland, OR 131
5. Anton Krupicka, 23, Bozeman, MT (1) 105
6. Greg Crowther, 34, Seattle, WA (2) 96
7. Akos Konya, 33, Oceanside, CA (1) 84
8. Andy Jones-Wilkins, 39, Ketchum, ID 52
9. Philip McCarthy, 39, New York, NY 42
10. Jasper Halekas, 31, Oakland, CA 32

Performance of the Year
1. Scott Jurek’s Hardrock 100 Mile, 26:08:34 (7) 80
2. Scott Jurek’s Spartathlon 246 km, 23:12:14 (9) 77
3. Lon Freeman’s Miwok 100 km, 8:09:52 (2) 37
4. Howard Nippert’s IAU 100 km, 6:49:31 33
5. Kyle Skaggs’ Wasatch 100 Mile, 19:35:14 (1) 26

Women
1. Nikki Kimball, 36, Bozeman, MT (13) 223
2. Bev Anderson-Abbs, 43, Red Bluff, CA (1) 148
3. Anne Lundblad, 41, Swannonoa, NC (3) 146
4. Krissy Moehl, 30, Bend, OR (2) 145
5. Connie Gardner, 43, Medina, OH (2) 132
6. Kami Semick, 41, Bend, OR 90
7. Annette Bednosky, 41, Jefferson, NC 64
8. Devon Crosby-Helms, 25, Seattle, WA 54
9. Caren Spore, 39, Davis, CA 45
10. Suzanna Bon, 43, Sonoma, CA 38

Performance of the Year
1. Krissy Moehl’s Hardrock 100 Mile, 29:24:25 (8) 95
2. Connie Gardner’s Ultracentric 24-Hour, 145.26 miles (6) 87
3. Nikki Kimball’s Tour du Mont Blanc 163 km, 25:43:45 (3) 57
4. Jenn Shelton’s Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile, 14:57:18 (2) 51
5. Nikki Kimball’s Western States 100 Mile, 18:12:37 (1) 31

Way to go Nikki and Scott for posting a banner year in the world of Ultrarunning !

Three Scrapes !

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