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nadra's babydaddy:
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a27364706/jim-walmsley-50-mile-world-best-hoka-one-one-100k-challenge/

4:50:07.

Fast Eddie:
 :cheerleader:  My one and only ultra of 50 miles took me about 8:40 to finish.   :P

nadra's babydaddy:
So I wrote a lot more but apparently the server gremlins hacked off most of my post?

something-something-5:48 pace-something-something-ho hum. 

Apparently he's also gunning for the Marathon OT next year and going for 2:11:30.  Very different ballgame from what he's been doing, but he's also got a sub 14 5k, so he definitely has some wheels.  I don't know how well 2:11 will hold up with the current depth we have, but in many previous editions, he would've had a shot at the olympic team for sure.  Especially if Rupp suffocates inside the darth vader mask he's probably going to wear.  It'll be interesting to see what develops there.  I don't know if we've ever had such elite level crossover back and forth between ultras and normal short races.  There have been very talented marathoners who have switched to ultras, but to have a guy breaking ultra records who also has at least an outside shot at the olympics is pretty impressive. 

Coyote Mas Loco:
Walmsley gets an inordinate amount of attention on social media. So does Sage Canaday. Partly because of their ultra-trail crossover appeal, ultra-running's culture (a lot of backers working hard to make it relevant), and maybe partly their own personalities and media savvy. Anyway, other than Rupp Walmsley is probably the most talked about male distance runner these days, and that includes Olympic medalists like Matthew Centrowitz, Evan Jager, and Paul Chelimo.

As for other runners who have done it all, check Max King (featured below) or Joe Gray (more of a mid-range trail runner, but has mid-low 28 10K speed, US XC Champion, and a number of world mountain medals to his name.

Max King (runner)


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Max King (born February 24, 1980) is an American ultra-marathoner. He was the winner at the 2014 IAU 100 km World Championships and the 2011 World Mountain Running Championships.[1] King earned the bronze medal at the 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships / Pan American Cross Country Cup.[2][3]

He has also won numerous national titles at various distances ranging from half marathon to ultra marathons.[4] In addition, he has won multiple national runner of the year awards.[5]

King graduated from Cornell University in 2002, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.

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1.^ "Max King and American Men Take World 100K Titles | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
2.^ 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships results
3.^ 2016 Pan American Cross Country Cup results
4.^ All articles by Brian (2014-11-22). "Max King Wins 100K World Championships, Leads U.S. To Team Title - Competitor.com". Running.competitor.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
5.^ "USATF Mountain, Ultra & Trail Runners of the Year Announced". USMRT. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-11-01.

nadra's babydaddy:
Ah yes, Max is another stud. 

Ultras have also gained significantly more popularity in the last decade or so, which has undoubtedly boosted the crossover numbers a bit.  Take my perception for what it's worth, but it seems like in the early 00s and sooner, it was mainly restricted to older oddball folk.  You just didn't have a lot of young talent or guys who were elite standouts in high school/college moving right up to that level, since all the money and the best sponsorship type deals were at the shorter distances.  Then Scott Jurek seemingly figured that out and broke through the wall, and then it was basically the Jurker show for several years.  Then we had studs like Killian and Geoff Roes and Tony K breaking all kinds of records and suddenly it became cool and a lot more mainstream.  Now we have more sponsorships, more races offering decent prize money and more sites like Irunfar with a large media presence dedicated exclusively to ultrarunning.  The landscape has changed for sure, now that we have a lot more younger guys like Walmsley with raw talent and track speed who are devoting most of their peak running years to crushing the ultra scene. 

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