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Jim Walmsley

Jim Walmsley

American long-distance runner

Jim Walmsley (born January 17, 1990)[1] is an American long-distance runner. An ultra-trail specialist, his wins include the JFK 50 Mile in 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Lake Sonoma 50 in 2016 and 2018, the Tarawera Ultramarathon in 2017, and the Western States 100 in 2018, 2019, and 2021. He holds several course records, including the Western States 100, set in 2018[4] and further improved by 21 minutes in 2019. In 2023, he became the first American man to win the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.[5]

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Walmsley has set 7 Fastest Known Time running records, including the speed record for the 44-mile Rim-to-Rim Grand Canyon crossing in 2016.[6][7]

Sponsored by Hoka One One, Walmsley was named UltraRunner of the Year for four years in a row - 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[8][9][10] In addition, he qualified and ran in the 2020 Olympic trials in the marathon with his 2019 qualifying performance at the Houston half-marathon.[11] While competing in the Hoka One One Project Carbon X 100K Challenge on May 5, 2019 he set a new world best for the 50 mile distance, completing it in 4:50:07 (besting Bruce Fordyce's previous 36-year old record by 14 seconds).[12] Walmsley won the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships in 2019.[13]

Career

High school

Walmsley attended Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. In his senior year in 2007, he became Arizona's Division 5A-II cross country state champion, winning every race he ran in, and was named Runner of the Year.[14] He finished 23rd in the national championships that year.

College

He considered attending Arizona State, Georgetown, Iona College, Washington, California and the Air Force Academy,[14] eventually choosing the latter. During his 4 years there, from 2008 to 2012, he ran cross country and also took part in the 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and steeplechase.[8] In 2012, as the captain of the cross country and long-distance running teams,[8] his best times were 4:04 for the mile, 13:52 for 5000m, 29:08 for 10000m and 8:41 for the 3000m steeplechase.

Achievements

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Records

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References

  1. [1]
    "DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics". statistik.d-u-v.org. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. [2]
    "Jim Walmsley - Athlete Profile". IAAF. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon Live Results". track.rtrt.me.
  4. [4]
    "Jim Walmsley Breaks the Course Record at Western States". runnersworld.com. 25 June 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Jim Walmsley and Courtney Dauwalter win the UTMB in a historic American double". Runner's World. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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    "Jim Walmsley | Fastest Known Time". fastestknowntime.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. [7]
    "Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim | Fastest Known Time". fastestknowntime.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. [8]
    "Career Highlights". walmsleyruns.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Dauwalter and Walmsley 2018 UltraRunners of the Year". ultrarunning.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 11 Mar 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Walmsley and Dauwalter named 2019 UltraRunners of the Year". ultrarunning.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 Apr 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Houston Half Marathon propels ultrarunner Jim Walmsley to Olympic trials". houstonchronicle.com. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 11 Mar 2019.
  12. [12]
    Metzler, Brian (2019-05-05). "Jim Walmsley Sets New 50-Mile World Best in Hoka One One 100K Challenge". Runner's World. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  13. [13]
    World Athletics: Walmsley and Simion take Long Course Titles at World Mountain Running Championships.
  14. [14]
    "Boys cross country runner of the year tribune: Jim Walmsley, Horizon". eastvalleytribune.com. December 23, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Tableau récapitulatif des records battus en 2016 par Jim Walmsley". trails-endurance.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  16. [16]
    "Lake Sonoma 50 History and Results". lakesonoma50.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  17. [17]
    "Winners Smash Tarawera Ultra Records", Rotorua Daily Post, 11 Feb 2017.
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