Courtney Dauwalter

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Courtney Dauwalter
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Courtney Dauwalter at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 2019
Personal information
Born (1985-02-13) February 13, 1985 (age 36)
Sport
Country United States
Event(s)Ultramarathon, trail running

Courtney Dauwalter (born 13 February 1985) is an American ultramarathon runner.[1]

Early life[]

Dauwalter was raised in Hopkins, Minnesota and competed in track, cross-country, and nordic skiing in high school. She was a four-time Minnesota state champion in nordic skiing during her high school career.[2] She attended the University of Denver on a cross-country skiing scholarship,[3] and then earned a master's degree in teaching from the University of Mississippi in 2010 while participating in the Mississippi Teacher Corps.[4]

Dauwalter worked as a middle and high-school teacher in the Denver area before becoming a full-time professional runner in 2017.[3]

Ultrarunning[]

In 2016, Dauwalter set a course record at the Javelina Jundred 100K and won the Run Rabbit Run 100-mile race, finishing 75 minutes ahead of second place. She also won the 2017 Run Rabbit Run while battling temporary blindness when running the final 12 miles.[5]

Dauwalter won the 2017 edition of the Moab 240 race in 2 days, 9 hours, and 59 minutes, finishing first overall and beating the second-place finisher by more than 10 hours.[6]

In 2018, Dauwalter won the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile race, with a finishing time of 17h27m. This was the second-fastest time by a woman in the race.[7] Dauwalter competed in the Big's Backyard Ultra in 2018, finishing second overall and completing a total of 67 laps, setting the women's course record at 279.268 miles.[8][9] She also placed second in the Tahoe 200, beating the previous women's course record by over 18 hours.[10]

Dauwalter was named Ultra Runner of the Year in 2018 by Ultrarunning Magazine after winning 9 of the 12 races that she entered, including two where she finished first overall.[11]

In 2019, Dauwalter won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in a time of 24 h 34 min 26 sec, coming in 21st overall.[12][13] She also competed in the 2019 edition of the Western states, but dropped after 77 miles.[14] Dauwalter competed for the United States at the IAU 24 Hour World Championship in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France in October 2019, finishing 12th.

In 2020, Dauwalter won the American section of Big Dog's Ultra. She ran 68 laps for 283.3 miles for a finish time of 56 hours, 52 minutes, and 29 seconds. She set the record for the longest distance recorded by a female runner in the race.[15]

Dauwalter is sponsored by Salomon.[16] She is known for wearing looser shirts and baggy basketball-style shorts while running, which is uncommon among elite ultramarathoners.[17][18]

In 2020, Dauwalter received the George Mallory Award [19] for pushing the boundaries of physical human achievement.

Selected race results[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
2021 The Barkley Marathons Frozen Head State Park, TN, USA 2nd 20 Miler 10:44:00
Hardrock 100 Silverton, Colorado, USA N/A 100 Miler DNF
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Chamonix, France 1st 100 Miler 22:30:54 Women's course record [20]
2019 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Chamonix, France 1st 100 Miler 24:34:26
Tarawera Ultramarathon Rotorua, New Zealand 1st 100k 9:28:04
2018 Western States Endurance Run Olympic Valley, CA 1st 100 Miler 17:27:00
Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji Shizuoka, Japan 1st 100 Miler 23:57:48
Tahoe 200 Homewood, California 1st 200 Miler 49:54:36 2nd overall
2017 Moab 240 Moab, Utah 1st 240 miles 57:55:13 Overall win and course record [21]
2016 Javelina Jundred Fountain Hills, Arizona 1st 100k 8:48:25
Run Rabbit Run Steamboat Springs, Colorado 1st 100 Miler 21:23:37
2014 Ouray 100 Ouray, Colorado 1st 100 Miler 26:46:20

References[]

  1. ^ Byerly, Rebecca (December 8, 2018). "The gruelling sport in which women appear to hold a psychological edge". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Courting Success: An Interview with Courtney Dauwalter". 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The Woman Who Outruns the Men, 200 Miles at a Time". The New York Times. 2018-12-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  4. ^ "Education Edge Magazine features MTC Alumnus, Courtney Dauwalter '08".
  5. ^ Schranz, Eric (2017-09-15). "Courtney Dauwalter | Blind Perseverance at RRR100". Ultrarunnerpodcast.
  6. ^ Rojek, Taylor (2018-08-03). "There's No Stopping Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter". Runners World.
  7. ^ Gintzler, Ariella (2018-06-28). "This Ultrarunner Wins by Stressing Less". Outside Online. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  8. ^ "Golden woman ran 4-mile loop for 67 hours aiming to be the last person standing in a crazy ultra-race". The Know. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  9. ^ "Big Dog's Backyard Ultra: The Last Man Standing". YouTube. 2018-11-13.
  10. ^ Scacco, Justin. "Colorado ultrarunners shatter Tahoe 200 course records". www.sierrasun.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  11. ^ "Dauwalter and Walmsley 2018 UltraRunners of the Year". 16 January 2019.
  12. ^ "'Sluggish' Courtney Dauwalter looks back on UTMB win". Trail Running. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  13. ^ Strout, Erin (2019-09-18). "Ultrarunning Star Courtney Dauwalter's Superpower? Don't Overthink It". Women's Running. Retrieved 2019-12-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Gallagher wins Western States, Dauwalter drops out at 125km". South China Morning Post. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  15. ^ "Courtney Dauwalter Wins U.S. Big's Backyard Ultra with a Record-Tying Effort". 20 October 2020.
  16. ^ Michelson, Megan (2019-10-08). "Inside the Mind of Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter". REI Co-op Journal. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  17. ^ "Inside the Mind of Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter". 8 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Dream Kit: Courtney Dauwalter's Moab 240 Head-To-Toe Gear". 11 December 2017.
  19. ^ "George Mallory Award". Wasatch Mountain Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  20. ^ "Courtney Dauwalter Breaks UTMB Record To Win", Trail Runner Mag, Outside, August 30, 2021
  21. ^ "How Courtney Dauwalter Won the Moab 240 Outright", Trail Runner Magazine, Outside, October 19, 2017


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