Facts

I started running at the age of 22, back in Germany with the goal of finishing a marathon. I did so and after just 3 months of running posted a time of 2:56. After this I got recruited to join my hometown’s running club. I ran almost anything from 800m to half marathon over the next few years.

In 1997, I moved to the United States and continued my running of mostly 10k and half marathons in local races. In 2001 I stopped running, due to lack of motivation. Four years later in 2005, I heard about the Tahoe Triple, (three marathons in three days), and decided to try this crazy race. I won the race setting a new course record. I ran the Triple again in 2006 and at the end of that year decided to give this Ultra thing a serious try as I had never done a “true” Ultra.

Now, two years later, I find myself hooked on Ultra running and competing at a national level. I hope to continue my success at the 50k and 50 mile distances and have aspirations of one day competing in a 100 mile Endurance race.

Outside of Ultra running I am Creative Director at Kraftwerk Design, a high end design and branding agency with focus on the wine industry. I live in beautiful San Luis Obispo on the Central Coast of California with my wonderful wife and 2 boys (ages 3 & 5) and our family cat.

 

COACH

Karl King, President, SUCCEED! Sportsdrink LLC, and Principal Scientist for Hach Homeland Security Technologies/Advanced Technology Group Loveland Colorado.

Karl has run the ultra distances through 100 miles, and for four years was the Race Director for the Ice Age Trail 50 Mile Run in Wisconsin. Karl has eight patents, and is a co-winner of the R&D Magazine R&D 100 Award for top product development (2005). Karl has a broad education (University of Illinois and U. of I. Graduate School ) which includes chemistry, electronics, mathematics and automatic control system theory.

Quick Facts

DOB 03.13.1968
Birthplace Landau/Germany

Heigth 5' 8"
Weight 135

Resident

San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Clubs/Teams

La Sportiva Mountain Running (USA)
LG Rülzheim (Germany)
San Luis Distance Club (USA)

Member German National Team -
2007 IAU 50 mile World Challenge

Personal Bests

800m 1:58:2 (1995)
5000m 15:26 (1996)
10,000m 31:51 (1996)

Halfmarathon 1:09:35 (1997)
Marathon 2:32:18 (1998)

50km 3:12:32 (2007)
50 mile 5:56:17 (2007)
3Days/3Marathons 8:43:19 (2006)