“When I joined the cross-country team, a whole social element got added to running that made me fall in love with it even more,” she said.īut as many runners know, it’s easy to lose sight of the joy of running amidst the pressure to achieve personal records and track every metric imaginable.
In 1997, Dauwalter’s passion for running evolved when she joined the cross-country team at her Minnesota high school. I really liked how it felt to run, and I really liked how I could push myself as hard as I wanted.” “I started running in elementary school when we had to run the mile for gym class,” she said. ĭauwalter’s love for running started at a young age, with the Presidential Fitness Test in elementary school. In a world where fitness tracking devices and high-tech training plans dominate the running scene, ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter has found success by keeping things simple. in 2006 ( ISBN 1-59486-415-2).Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Reed is the author of the book The Extra Mile: One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultra-Running Greatness, published by Rodale, Inc. In 2019, she was inducted into the Arizona Runner’s Hall of Fame. In 2017, Reed was inducted into the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame. She completed the multiday race on Saturday, May 2, 2009.
Reed is the current female American record holder in six-day marathons after completing 490 miles in the Twelfth-Annual Self-Transcendence 6- & 10-day Race in New York City. In 2003, she set a new 24-hour running record for American women by running 138.96 miles in San Diego, California this record stood for 25 years. She subsequently repeated as overall winner of the race in 2003. Her win also set the women’s course record. In 2002, Reed was the first woman to become the overall winner of the Badwater Ultramarathon. Reed (born February 27, 1961, Palmer, Michigan, United States) is an American ultrarunner who resides in Tucson, Arizona and Jackson, Wyoming.
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