Tim Twietmeyer (born November 30, 1958) is an Auburn, California-based ultramarathon runner and an engineering manager at Hewlett Packard, in Roseville in the U.S. state of California. Twietmeyer is also a mountain biker, road cyclist, and retired almost-scratch golfer and swimmer. He is best known for his five victories and unprecedented 25 sub-24 hour finishes at the 100-mile (160 km) Western States Endurance Run.[1]
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| Born | November 30, 1958 San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. |
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| Event | Ultramarathon |
Western States 100 Miler
editTwietmeyer is the only person to have completed the Western States Endurance Run more than 25 times in under 24 hours. His five WS100 victories came in 1992, 1994–1996, and 1998.[2] In 2003, he completed an unprecedented 15 consecutive top-five finishes.[3]
He has served on the board of trustees since 1996 [4] and from 2006-2010 served as president of the Western States Endurance Run Foundation.[5]
Endurance
editBeyond his WS100 exploits, Twietmeyer has won the Eagle 100-mile (160 km) Run in Canada, and completed the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland. He has completed over 200 marathon and ultramarathon races.
Career highlights
edit- Western States 100: five-time champion; fifteen top-five finishes; master’s division course record holder (17:17); 25 sub-24-hour finishes
- First runner to complete the Tahoe Rim Trail (165 miles) in under two days
- 42-time finisher of the American River 50 Mile Run
- 29- time finisher of the California International Marathon
- 1997 champion and course record holder of The Eagle 100-Mile Run, Penticton, British Columbia
- Winner of several 50-mile and 50-kilometer races, including the Jed Smith 50K and Pueblo Nuevo 50-Miler
- Seven wins at the California 50-Mile Endurance Run
Personal life
editTim and his wife, Kathy, have three sons.
References
edit- ^ "Go Ultra". Runner's World. 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Records – Western States Endurance Run". www.wser.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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- ^ "WSER Board – Western States Endurance Run". www.wser.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Records – Western States Endurance Run". www.wser.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
External links
edit- AuburnJournal.com - 'A running king takes one last lap: Twietmeyer says it's his final WS 100 race, though his career goes on' Mark DeVaughn, Auburn Journal (June 23, 2006)
- TheNorthFace.com - 'Tim Twietmeyer', The North Face