UltraRunning Magazine has named Scott Jurek and Nikki Kimball their Ultrarunners of the Year for 2007.
Jurek won the Hardrock 100 mile race, with a time of 26:08:34, which was a new course record. He followed that up with a trip to Greece in September to race in the Spartathlon which runs from Athens to Sparta, covering more than 246 km in the process. He completed that event in 23:12:14, taking first place for the fourth time in five years.
Kimball had an equally impressive year claiming victory at the Western States 100 Mile in June with a time of 18:12:37, the second fastest time for a woman ever. From there she went on to win the 101.2-mile Ultra Tour du Mont Blanc in a record time of 25:43:45. Finally she claimed first at the White River in Washington and Mountain Masochist in Virginia, both of which are 50-mile race.
Top "Performances" of the year went to Jurek for his win at Hardrock and to Krissy Moehl for setting a new women's course record at the same event. She finished in 29:24:25.
Congrats to these amazing athletes. I continually find myself in awe of their abilities. And thanks to Matt Hart for tipping me off to this in his blog.
